YMCA @ Urban Adventure

601 N AKARD ST, Dallas, TX 75201 · Dallas County

22cited violations

8serious

28inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 119
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Phone: (469) 902-9076
Regulated since: Aug 7, 2019
HHSC IDs: Operation 1329155 · number 1689822
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 10
Discipline & child guidance 2
Safety & premises 4
Staff background & training 6

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	2	Supervision & ratios (2)
2025	6	2	Supervision & ratios (4), Safety & premises (2)
2023	4	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (2)
2022	8	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (4)
2021	2	2	Discipline & child guidance (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 29, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left alone in a classroom without supervision for approximately 14 minutes.
  
  HHSC 744.1205(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 2026-08-07. Correction verified 2026-08-11.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 29, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left alone in a classroom without supervision for approximately 14 minutes.
  
  HHSC 744.1205(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 2026-08-07. Correction verified 2026-08-11.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
May 29, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 29, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 3, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During the walkthrough, it was oberved that a classroom contained ten children who were unsupervised by a staff member. This was corrected during the inspection a staff memeber joined the class.
  
  HHSC 744.1205(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 2025-06-23. Correction verified 2025-07-03.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.
  
  HHSC 744.2501(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-18. Correction verified 2025-07-17.
- Safety & premises
  Five children with documented food allergies did not have a FARE plan available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.2669 — Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-18. Correction verified 2025-07-16.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 23, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During the walkthrough, it was oberved that a classroom contained ten children who were unsupervised by a staff member. This was corrected during the inspection a staff memeber joined the class.
  
  HHSC 744.1205(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 2025-06-23. Correction verified 2025-07-03.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.
  
  HHSC 744.2501(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-18. Correction verified 2025-07-17.
- Safety & premises
  Five children with documented food allergies did not have a FARE plan available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.2669 — Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-18. Correction verified 2025-07-16.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 27, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 13, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Personnel records were not available for licensing to review during monitoring/follow up inspections at the operation.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-20. Correction verified 2023-08-01.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 13, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Personnel records were not available for licensing to review during monitoring/follow up inspections at the operation.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-07-20. Correction verified 2023-08-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 6, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.
  
  HHSC 744.2501(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-07-13. Correction verified 2023-07-24.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 6, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.
  
  HHSC 744.2501(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-07-13. Correction verified 2023-07-24.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 11, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  6 of 8 staff files reviewed did not include orientation training.
  
  HHSC 744.1301(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees - Orientation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-07-15. Correction verified 2022-07-18.
- Staff background & training Serious
  Caregivers confirmed that children were not provided a snack due to the students' poor behavior. The deficiency was corrected as the director and inspector discussed the matter with the staff members. Children were also observed being served a snack shortly after this discussion.
  
  HHSC 744.2105(2) — Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-11.
- Safety & premises
  One child with a confirmed food allergy did not have an emergency allergy plan available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 744.2669 — Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-07-15. Correction verified 2022-07-18.
- Supervision & ratios
  Children were observed playing and occupying unpermitted space not yet measured and licensed by Childcare Regulation for the operation to use. This deficiency was corrected as the space was measured during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 744.301(2) — Notification of Change in Space
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-11.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 11, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  6 of 8 staff files reviewed did not include orientation training.
  
  HHSC 744.1301(1)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees - Orientation
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-07-15. Correction verified 2022-07-18.
- Staff background & training Serious
  Caregivers confirmed that children were not provided a snack due to the students' poor behavior. The deficiency was corrected as the director and inspector discussed the matter with the staff members. Children were also observed being served a snack shortly after this discussion.
  
  HHSC 744.2105(2) — Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-11.
- Safety & premises
  One child with a confirmed food allergy did not have an emergency allergy plan available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 744.2669 — Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-07-15. Correction verified 2022-07-18.
- Supervision & ratios
  Children were observed playing and occupying unpermitted space not yet measured and licensed by Childcare Regulation for the operation to use. This deficiency was corrected as the space was measured during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 744.301(2) — Notification of Change in Space
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-07-11.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 28, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A caregiver admitted to thumping a child on the shoulder.
  
  HHSC 744.2105(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-03-04. Correction verified 2022-03-10.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 28, 2021 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A caregiver admitted to thumping a child on the shoulder.
  
  HHSC 744.2105(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-03-04. Correction verified 2022-03-10.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

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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 YMCA @ Urban Adventure, 601 N AKARD ST, Dallas, TX 75201-3303 (operation ID 1329155, operation number 1689822), 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]

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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.