Ellen Dawson
Registered Child-Care Home in Mansfield, Texas. License #855567, issued February 21, 2006.
- Address
- 1432 Breckenridge Rd, Mansfield, TX 76063
- Phone
- (817) 682-1427
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 3,061 standards at Ellen Dawson between September 14, 2022 and September 14, 2026 and recorded 15 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 289 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 274 | 11 |
| Personnel | 3 | 388 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 95 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 233 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 131 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 225 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 125 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 3 | 207 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 75 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,058 of those standards. The remaining 3, including 1 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 5 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 14, 2026, and 15 citations.
- 1High
- 1Medium High
- 13Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 15. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium August 14, 2026 Correction verified September 14, 2026
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The provider did not have annual trainings available for review during the inspection.
- Medium October 29, 2024 Correction verified November 5, 2024
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The primary caregiver's annual training hours for the previous training year (2/2023 - 2/2024) were not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 27, 2024
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Two children did not have a health statement on file.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 4, 2024
747.801(6): Records Maintained and Made Available - Pet Vaccinations
Pet records were not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 23, 2024
747.801(4): Records Maintained and Made Available - Menus
Menus were not available for review.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 17, 2024
747.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's file lacked an immunization record.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified October 29, 2024
747.801(3): Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The primary caregiver's annual training hours for the previous training year (2/2023 - 2/2024) were not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 12, 2024
747.3935(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
An updated children's product form was not on file at the time of inspection.
- Medium August 27, 2024 Correction verified September 16, 2024
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
Documentation of the monthly inspection of the fire extinguisher and testing of the carbon monoxide and smoke detectors was not available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified October 4, 2022
747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
The primary caregiver did not complete the 30 clock hours of training for the previous training year (2/2021 - 2/2022). (Note: The primary caregiver will need to make up the 30 clock hours of training. The trainings will not count towards the current training year.)
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified October 13, 2022
747.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child did not have a health statement on file.
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 19, 2022
747.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
One child's record did not include the name, address, and telephone number of the child's physician or an emergency-care facility.
- Medium High September 14, 2022 Correction verified October 4, 2022
747.1007(5): Primary Caregiver in Registered Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
The primary caregiver did not have current cpr/first aid training. (Note: The trainin ghas been scheduled.)
- High September 14, 2022 Correction verified September 19, 2022
747.605(12): Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
One child did not have a parent signature for authorization for emergency medical care.
- Medium September 14, 2022 Correction verified October 10, 2022
747.801(7): Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Drills Documentation
Safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors,is not being maintained. (Note: The primary caregiver will need to document the required drills and safety checks).
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About this record
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