Cotton Mill Learning Center

5413 CHIESA RD, Rowlett, TX 75088 · Dallas County

2cited violations

2serious

18inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 180
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:15 AM-06:15 PM
Director / administrator: Melissa Smith
Phone: (972) 670-6862
Regulated since: Dec 13, 2024
HHSC IDs: Operation 1493480 · number 1807636
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2024	2	2	Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 27, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 27, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 6, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 6, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jan 6, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 4, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  The fire inspection was not current.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-12-20. Correction verified 2024-12-09.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 4, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  The fire inspection was not current.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-12-20. Correction verified 2024-12-09.
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 Cotton Mill Learning Center, 5413 CHIESA RD, Rowlett, TX 75088-4331 (operation ID 1493480, operation number 1807636), 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.