Smile Of A Child Learning Center

515 N SAINT AUGUSTINE DR, Dallas, TX 75217 · Dallas County

6cited violations

0serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 33
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Director / administrator: Lindsay Paul
Phone: (972) 677-7137
Regulated since: Sep 26, 2016
HHSC IDs: Operation 1250932 · number 1630566
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	2	Safety & premises (2)
2024	2	Supervision & ratios (2)
2023	2	Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Mar 19, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The wooden fence outside has become disconnected at one point, exposing nails.The wooden fence outside is damaged and has come apart at one point, exposing dangerous nails.
  
  HHSC 746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-27. Correction verified 2026-03-20.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 19, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The wooden fence outside has become disconnected at one point, exposing nails.The wooden fence outside is damaged and has come apart at one point, exposing dangerous nails.
  
  HHSC 746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-03-27. Correction verified 2026-03-20.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 9, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 20, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 7, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Operation does not have an approved health inspection from the health department.
  
  HHSC 746.3405 — Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-13. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 7, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Operation does not have an approved health inspection from the health department.
  
  HHSC 746.3405 — Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-05-13. Correction verified 2024-04-29.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of four caregiver files reviewed were missing the required amount of training hours.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-06-30. Correction verified 2023-06-26.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 1, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of four caregiver files reviewed were missing the required amount of training hours.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-06-30. Correction verified 2023-06-26.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 9, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Smile of A Child Learning Center, 515 N SAINT AUGUSTINE DR, Dallas, TX 75217-4110 (operation ID 1250932, operation number 1630566), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.