The Modern Tot
10801 GARLAND RD, Dallas, TX 75218 · Dallas County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 158
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Bridget Hill
- Phone
- (469) 399-7100
- Regulated since
- Mar 1, 2019
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1315250 · number 1680470
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (3) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 4, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 12, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Five out of six infant feeding instructions were not up to date with dates ranging from 1/2026 to 3/2026.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-22. Correction verified 2026-06-26.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation's sanitation inspection is not current. The last inspection was dated 2/8/2025.
HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-26. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
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Safety & premises
A child's food allergy emergency plan was missing the physician signature.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-23. Correction verified 2026-06-26.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operations fire inspection is not current. The last inspection was 3/11/2025.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-06-26. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
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Safety & premises
Five out of ten children records viewed were missing addresses for their emergency contact.
HHSC 746.605(6) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-06-22. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
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Staff background & training
Nine out ten employee records were unavailable for review due to a technical error.
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-23. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
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Other
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Aug 19, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 27, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 25, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
At the time of the inspection, one child did not have a allergy plan signed by a health care professional.
HHSC 746.3819 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-15. Correction verified 2023-12-19.
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Safety & premises
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Dec 8, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 21, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 13, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 27, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 24, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
At the time of the inspection, one caregiver did not have high school education information.
HHSC 746.1107(2) — Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-03-14. Correction verified 2023-03-09.
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Safety & premises Serious
At the time of the inspection, 10 children did not have emergency medical authorization information.
HHSC 746.605(12) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-02-20. Correction verified 2023-02-22.
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Staff background & training
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Dec 7, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
At the time of the inspection the operation the did not have a current health inspection.
HHSC 746.801(12) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-12-28. Correction verified 2022-12-21.
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Supervision & ratios
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Nov 29, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 16, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
Caregivers did not provide adequate supervision and as a result, a child was able to walk out the center's front door and was found outside of the building.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-10-07. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 17, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 5, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
At the time of the inspection, the operation did not have a current fire inspection report available for review.
HHSC 746.801(11) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-06. Correction verified 2021-12-15.
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Supervision & ratios
At the time of the inspection the operation did not have a current health inspection report available for review.
HHSC 746.801(12) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-06. Correction verified 2021-11-23.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 17, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
This standard was determined to be a violation. The operation was aware that a child received medical treatment for an incident that occurred while in care and did not report the injury to Regulation.
HHSC 746.305(a)(2) — Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-13. Correction verified 2022-01-09.
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Supervision & ratios
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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.