Powerhouse Oak Cliff
Licensed Center in Dallas, Texas. License #1747506, issued February 28, 2023.
- Address
- 4400 S R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75224
- Phone
- (469) 505-7688
- Licensed capacity
- 119 children
- Licensed for
- School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Night Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since December 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of October 19, 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 16 areas it checked 5,166 standards at Powerhouse Oak Cliff between August 9, 2022 and January 21, 2026 and recorded 10 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 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 5 | 526 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 498 | 0 |
| Personnel | 5 | 774 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 210 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 305 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 137 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| Field trips | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 5 | 213 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 463 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 359 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 353 | 0 |
| Active play | 5 | 570 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 126 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 320 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 182 | 0 |
The table adds up to 5,152 of those standards. The remaining 14, 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on January 21, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 3High
- 5Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High January 21, 2026 Correction verified January 23, 2026
744.1301(a)(1)(A): Training Requirements for Employees - Orientation
Caregiver didn't have any orientation training.
- Medium January 21, 2026 Correction verified January 23, 2026
744.1311(a): Operation and Program Director Annual Training 20 Hours Required
Program director didn't have any annual traning.
- Medium April 22, 2024 Correction verified May 30, 2024
744.2007(b)(3): Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. Children have been exceeding an hour of screen time.
- High April 22, 2024 Correction verified May 30, 2024
744.1205(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 tasked as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver was found to not provide supervision that ensured each child's safety.
- Medium High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.2103(b)(3): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed to be using statements such as, "You're working my nerves," and "You're being aggravating" to redirect children.
- Medium High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.1203(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed telling children she forgot their names and was asking the children for a reminder.
- Medium High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.1203(9): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Foster Cooperative Atmosphere
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed using the "Quiet Game" as an activity. The game lasted for a total of 4 minutes.
- High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.2105(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed telling a child, "If you touch somebody else, I'm going to touch you."
- Medium High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Children in Control
At the time of the inspection, children were not responding to the directions given by the caregivers. Children were also yelling and hitting each other.
- High October 31, 2022 Correction verified November 17, 2022
744.2105(6): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed yelling at children.
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About this record
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