Firewheel Christian Academy
5500 LAVON DR, Garland, TX 75040 · Dallas County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 141
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Stephanie Fuchs
- Phone
- (972) 495-0851
- Regulated since
- May 22, 2008
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 314684 · number 872013
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 10, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
Three of the four children's records didn't have a health statement on file.
HHSC 746.611(b) — Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-14. Correction verified 2026-08-27.
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Records & paperwork
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Jul 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 22, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 4, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The investigation determined that the operation failed to adequately supervise a child. The child was left unattended in the classroom for approximately three minutes.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-02. Correction verified 2026-07-09.
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Illness & medication
The investigation also determined that the operation failed to provide the child's parent with a copy of the incident report following the incident, as required.
HHSC 746.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-02. Correction verified 2026-07-09.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Sep 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 4, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 21, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)
No violations cited on this visit.
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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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- Send to
- HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions
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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.