The Kessler School Early Childhood Center

1822 W 10TH ST, Dallas, TX 75208 · Dallas County

14cited violations

2serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 51
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Stephanie Guerrero
Phone: (972) 449-0401
Regulated since: Mar 26, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1483216 · number 1800136
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 10
Records & paperwork 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	14	2	Safety & premises (10), Records & paperwork (2), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jan 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 8, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 4, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 1, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 31, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jul 31, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 18, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Details showing how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments was not included in the emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(3) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency evacuation diagram does not have a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(4) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Details showing how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments was not included in the emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(3) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency evacuation diagram does not have a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather.
  
  HHSC 746.5207(a)(4) — Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-12-06. Correction verified 2024-12-13.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-27.
- Records & paperwork
  Requried postings were not posted.
  
  HHSC 746.401(1) — Posting Requirements - License
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-23.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-27.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 22, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-27.
- Records & paperwork
  Requried postings were not posted.
  
  HHSC 746.401(1) — Posting Requirements - License
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-23.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-09-19. Correction verified 2024-09-27.
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 The Kessler School Early Childhood Center, 1822 W 10TH ST, Dallas, TX 75208-5730 (operation ID 1483216, operation number 1800136), 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.