Cookie's Academy For Bright Minds

245 PRAIRIE VISTA DR, Dallas, TX 75217 · Dallas County

6cited violations

0serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Dametria Shead
Phone: (214) 725-1046
Regulated since: Oct 2, 2023
HHSC IDs: Operation 1458498 · number 1784379
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	6	0	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, annual training documents are not available for reveiw.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
- Safety & premises
  At the time of inspection, there is a child with a food allegery that does not have a food allergy plan available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.3619 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, personnel records and orientation are not available for review for a household member.
  
  HHSC 747.905 — Personnel Records for Household Members Not Used in Child/Caregiver Ratio
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 11, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, annual training documents are not available for reveiw.
  
  HHSC 747.1309(a) — Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
- Safety & premises
  At the time of inspection, there is a child with a food allegery that does not have a food allergy plan available for review.
  
  HHSC 747.3619 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, personnel records and orientation are not available for review for a household member.
  
  HHSC 747.905 — Personnel Records for Household Members Not Used in Child/Caregiver Ratio
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-08-18. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 22, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 7, 2023 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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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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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 Cookie's Academy for Bright Minds, 245 PRAIRIE VISTA DR, Dallas, TX 75217-7212 (operation ID 1458498, operation number 1784379), 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.