Velma Louise Bolden
Registered Child-Care Home in Dallas, Texas. License #306966, issued September 16, 1987.
- Address
- 7124 Buford Dr, Dallas, TX 75241
- Phone
- (972) 710-3334
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 12:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Accredited, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Weekend Care, Night Care.
Openings
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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 December 12, 2025. From the state's provider report of December 17, 2025.
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 3,775 standards at Velma Louise Bolden between July 19, 2023 and September 21, 2026 and recorded 6 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 | 300 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 371 | 1 |
| Personnel | 4 | 544 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 132 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 316 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 132 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 440 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 314 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 172 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 3 | 207 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 3 | 87 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 156 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,773 of those standards. The remaining 2, 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 21, 2026, and 6 citations.
- 1High
- 3Medium High
- 1Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 6. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified October 27, 2026
747.1209(2): Minimum Qualifications for Substitute Caregiver -pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
The household member who is charge of the operation while the primary caregiver was not present did not have current first aid and CPR training.
- Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified October 27, 2026
747.1209(1): Minimum Qualifications for Substitute Caregiver
One of the primary caregivers household members was in charge of the operation while the primary caregiver was not present. The household member did not meet all of the minimum qualifications for an assistant caregiver.
- Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified October 27, 2026
747.1303(2)(A): Training Requirements for Caregivers- Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR
The primary caregiver did not have current first aid and CPR training.
- Medium November 6, 2024 Correction verified November 13, 2024
747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
Provider lacked 13 of the required 30 hours of annual required training - for the training year September 2023-24.
- Medium Low November 6, 2024 Correction verified November 13, 2024
747.905(2): Personnel Records for Household Members - Orientation
Orientation documentation for the providers spouse was not available at the time of inspection.
- High July 19, 2023 Correction verified September 8, 2023
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the DFPS investigation it was determined that the primary caregiver allowed two individuals to have direct access to children in care prior to the individuals receiving an eligibility determination notice from CBCU.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 7, 2026. Full methodology.
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