Preparatory Place Academy

3846 OPAL AVE, Dallas, TX 75216 · Dallas County

3cited violations

0serious

7inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 18
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Debra Watson
Phone: (214) 372-9667
Regulated since: May 8, 2003
HHSC IDs: Operation 204560 · number 816501
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2022	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 23, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 8, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider.
  
  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 2025-07-15. Correction verified 2025-07-18.
- Staff background & training
  At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider.
  
  HHSC 746.1315(b) — Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-15. Correction verified 2025-07-18.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 8, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 2, 2022 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2022-03-07. Correction verified 2022-03-21.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 22, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Preparatory Place Academy, 3846 OPAL AVE, Dallas, TX 75216-5651 (operation ID 204560, operation number 816501), 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.