Journey's Child Development Center
Licensed Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. License #1685384, issued September 26, 2019.
- Address
- 1326 N State Highway 161, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
- Phone
- (469) 332-3040
- Licensed capacity
- 98 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- journeyscdc.org
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 26, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 29, 2026.
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 22 areas it checked 3,631 standards at Journey's Child Development Center between August 24, 2021 and February 17, 2026 and recorded 8 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 479 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 354 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 142 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 83 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,608 of those standards. The remaining 23, including 8 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.
What Journey's Child Development Center says about itself
Our facility accommodates children from 6 weeks to 12 years. We offer a balanced learning environment with times for both structured and creative learning opportunities. All staff undergo a rigorous...
Quoted from journeyscdc.org, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 13, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 6High
- 2Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High February 10, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
There was a caregiver left alone in a classroom with conditions on your background check.
- Medium High January 26, 2024 Correction verified January 26, 2024
746.1316(a): Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
The director did not have two hours of transportation training hours.
- High November 8, 2023 Correction verified February 8, 2024
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.
- Medium High November 8, 2023 Correction verified February 8, 2024
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
At the time of the incident, the latch on the gate door was not working properly. The bolts on the fence were loose and that created a gap in between the fence and rails. It results in a child getting out from the outdoor play area to outside of the operation premises.
- High November 8, 2023 Correction verified February 8, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
A five-year-old child left the operation and was unsupervised for more than fifteen minutes. A bystander located the child and contacted the police.
- High June 26, 2022 Correction verified October 18, 2022
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was evaluated during an investigation, and it was determined that caregivers used inappropriate discipline methods with children.
- High August 24, 2021 Correction verified February 16, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
During an investigation, it was determined that children were left on a school bus unsupervised.
- High August 24, 2021 Correction verified February 16, 2022
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
During an investigation, it was determined that a there is a reason to believe findings that abuse occurred at the operation. The investigation findings determined that children were left on the vehicle for approximately 30 minutes.
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About this record
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