Vicki's First Steps

4803 BALDWIN ST, Dallas, TX 75210 · Dallas County

10cited violations

0serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-08:45 PM
Director / administrator: Latoya Booker
Phone: (214) 484-9266
Regulated since: Dec 8, 2015
HHSC IDs: Operation 1179500 · number 1565685
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 6
Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	2	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2022	8	0	Supervision & ratios (5), Staff background & training (2), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 25, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Vaccination records of the dog present was not avaiblie for review.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-08-04. Correction verified 2023-08-01.
- Supervision & ratios
  There was not written information that the provider has a pet in the operational policies.
  
  HHSC 747.501(7) — Written Operational Policies - Animals
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-08-04. Correction verified 2023-08-01.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 23, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The director did no have current first aid training.
  
  HHSC 747.1313(a) — Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Staff background & training
  The director did not have current CPR training.
  
  HHSC 747.1313(b) — Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Other
  The first aid kit was not complete. The kit was missing a first aid guide.
  
  HHSC 747.3803(a) — First Aid Kit - Complete Kit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation had not conducted any recent fire drills.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation had not conducted any recent shelter drills.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(2) — Sheltering drill for Severe Weather- 4 times in a calendar year
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation had not conducted any recent lock down drills.
  
  HHSC 747.5005(3) — Lock-down drill 4 times in a calendar year
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Supervision & ratios
  The fire extinquisher was not mounted at the operation.
  
  HHSC 747.5105 — Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not maintain sign in and out logs.
  
  HHSC 747.635(a) — Sign-in and Sign-out Logs Maintained
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-08-30. Correction verified 2022-08-24.
HHSC inspection history

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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 Vicki's First Steps, 4803 BALDWIN ST, Dallas, TX 75210-1302 (operation ID 1179500, operation number 1565685), 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.