Kessler Park Day School
Licensed Center in Dallas, Texas. License #868115, issued October 3, 2007.
- Address
- 1215 Turner Ave, Dallas, TX 75208
- Phone
- (214) 942-0098
- Licensed capacity
- 102 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- kpumc.org/day-school
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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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 3,994 standards at Kessler Park Day School between September 6, 2022 and September 23, 2026 and recorded 12 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 | 3 | 363 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 596 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 232 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,967 of those standards. The remaining 27, including 10 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 23, 2026, and 12 citations.
- 8High
- 4Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 15, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.2905(2): Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Confine in a Restrictive Device
A child was observed swaddled for sleep while in care at the operation.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. A caregiver neglected seek medical attention for a child that sustained an injury that required medical treatment.
- Medium High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that a caregiver was on their cellular device for extended periods of time throughout the day while caring for children.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that a caregiver did not show good judgement when picking a child up by their biceps to put the child in a highchair.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.1003(4): Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that the director was not properly supervising her staff.
- Medium High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.307(b)(1): AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that a caregiver did not notify a child's parent when the child sustained an injury requiring medical attention.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
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
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that a caregiver was not properly supervising children in her class.
- High December 11, 2025 Correction verified March 27, 2026
746.3605(b)(2): Child Becomes Ill in Care and Requires Immediate Treatment or Hospitalization - First Aid and CPR
This standard was found deficient as part of the DFPS investigation. It was determined that a caregiver did not provide first aid to a child who sustained an injury that required medical attention.
- High February 11, 2024 Correction verified April 26, 2024
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
The standard was evaluated as related to a DFPS investigation. As a result of the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child in care received bruises as a result of forceful grabbing. Based on all information found in the DFPS investigation the operation is cited for corporal punishment.
- High February 11, 2024 Correction verified April 26, 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 August 24, 2023 Correction verified September 6, 2023
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The annual fire inspection has not been conducted.
- High September 6, 2022 Correction verified September 6, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present at the operation without a cleared background check. The background check status for the caregiver was pending. The caregiver left the operation during the inspection.
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