Powerhouse Day Care

777 S INTERSTATE 35 RD, Red Oak, TX 75154 · Ellis County

6cited violations

2serious

12inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 200
Ages: School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Phone: (469) 820-1639
Regulated since: Feb 11, 2005
HHSC IDs: Operation 253443 · number 840491
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	2	0	Safety & premises (2)
2022	2	0	Supervision & ratios (2)
2021	2	2	Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Sep 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  I observed a hole in the surface of the playground at the bottom of the taupe slide.
  
  HHSC 744.2601 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-27. Correction verified 2023-11-14.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 30, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  I observed a hole in the surface of the playground at the bottom of the taupe slide.
  
  HHSC 744.2601 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-27. Correction verified 2023-11-14.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation could not provide documentation that monthly fire drills have been completed.
  
  HHSC 744.3559(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-18. Correction verified 2022-11-21.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation could not provide documentation that monthly fire drills have been completed.
  
  HHSC 744.3559(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-18. Correction verified 2022-11-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 4, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  There was caregiver was present and did not have a cleared background check.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-04.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 4, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  There was caregiver was present and did not have a cleared background check.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2021-11-04.
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 Powerhouse Day Care, 777 S INTERSTATE 35 RD, Red Oak, TX 75154-6221 (operation ID 253443, operation number 840491), 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.