Tomorrow's Children
544 E WHEATLAND RD STE 105, Duncanville, TX 75116 · Dallas County
Program
- Type
- Child-placing agency
- Ages
- -
- Hours
- 11:00 AM-02:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Brenda Gay Shepherd
- Phone
- (214) 263-9566
- Regulated since
- Jan 30, 2019
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1300898 · number 1670166- 12711
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 | Illness & medication (5), Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 31, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 1, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 10, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 6, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 28, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 28, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The agency hadn't validated the people list since 12/9/2024.
HHSC 745.651(2)(A) — Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-05-28.
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Staff background & training
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Apr 9, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 4, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 8, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 7, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
During the course of the investigation was learned that caregivers did not seek medical promptly.
HHSC 749.1437 — Child must be immediately treated by health prof, contact emergency svs or take child to ER for injury/illness requiring treatment by a health prof.
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-16. Correction verified 2023-12-12.
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Illness & medication Serious
It was discovered that a child in care gained access to children's laxatives and consumed a large amount.
HHSC 749.1521(2) — Medication Storage-Keep medication inaccessible other than to caregivers responsible for stored medication
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-12-12.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the investigation, it was determined that the children in care were left unsupervised.
HHSC 749.2593(a)(3) — Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for ensuring each child's safety and well being, including auditory and/or visual awareness of the child
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2023-12-12.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Nov 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 16, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
During the walk-through of the home, medicaiton was seen stored in a pill box. The same pill box was used for all three children.
HHSC 749.1463(b)(2) — Administration of Medication-Store medication in the original container unless there is an additional container with the same label & instructions
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-17. Correction verified 2023-11-22.
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Illness & medication Serious
Medication is being cut in half and only half of the prescribed dosage is given to a child in care.
HHSC 749.1463(b)(3) — AP Administration of Medication-Administer medications according to label instructions or a prescribing health-care professional's subsequent orders
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-17. Correction verified 2023-11-22.
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Illness & medication Serious
During the walk-through of the home, medication was observed on the dresser in the master bedroom and on the kitchen counter. There was also medication in a gift bag and not in a locked container.
HHSC 749.1521(1) — Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-17. Correction verified 2023-11-18.
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Illness & medication
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Nov 12, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Three children that were interviewed indicated that foster parent yell at them when mad.
HHSC 749.1957(8) — Other Prohibited Discipline-Humiliating, shaming, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-01-12. Correction verified 2024-01-22.
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Other
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Oct 11, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 20, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 5, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 27, 2023 Report
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 15, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 18, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 11, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 19, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 3, 2021 Report · No deficiencies cited
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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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.