Carousel Academy
4500 S LANCASTER RD # 75, Dallas, TX 75216 · Dallas County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 80
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Jeanette Berry
- Phone
- (214) 375-7530
- Regulated since
- Jan 14, 2014
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1116468 · number 1519441
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | Staff background & training (4), Records & paperwork (2), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | Staff background & training (1) |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 25, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 21, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A caregiver was observed leaving the Pre-K classroom unattended.
HHSC 746.1205(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 2026-08-25. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Aug 12, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 15, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 2, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
Certificate documentation is not avaiable for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.1309(d) — Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-26. Correction verified 2025-10-02.
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Staff background & training
Certificate documentation is not available for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.1311(a) — Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-26. Correction verified 2025-10-02.
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Staff background & training
At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.
HHSC 746.1315(a) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-26. Correction verified 2025-10-02.
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Staff background & training
At the time of inspection, the certifidate on file is not from a minimum standard accepted traiing vendor.
HHSC 746.1315(b) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-26. Correction verified 2025-10-02.
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Other
Playground loose fill is not maintained according to minimum stadards.
HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-12. Correction verified 2025-09-23.
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Records & paperwork
Director's attendance records are not available for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.801(5) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-12. Correction verified 2025-09-22.
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Records & paperwork
Required documentation is not availble for review at the time of inspection.
HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-26. Correction verified 2025-10-02.
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Staff background & training
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Sep 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 5, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 4, 2024 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 19, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 24, 2023 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The operation has not provided director qualifications.
HHSC 746.1015 — Director Qualifications - 13 or More Children
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-27. Correction verified 2023-01-26.
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Staff background & training
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Oct 24, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 8, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The daycare is missing an operational policy for the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical actviity.
HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-19. Correction verified 2021-11-30.
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Supervision & ratios
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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.