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Licensed center · Dallas, TX

Richland Academy

  • Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
  • Closed now · opens tomorrow 6:00 AM
  • Capacity 170
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • School transportation
  • Drop-in care

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9850 Walnut St
Dallas, TX 75243 Map and directions
Hours
6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
Infants to school age
Capacity
170 children
Meals
Meals and snacks provided
Nearby
8 other daycares within a mile

Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026

Hours

Closed now · opens tomorrow 6:00 AM

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
WednesdayToday6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Thursday6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Friday6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
SaturdayClosed

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

  • Infants
  • Toddlers
  • Preschool
  • School age

Programs and features on the state record

  • Licensed for 170 children
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • School-age care
  • Before-school care
  • Meals provided
  • After-school care
  • Snacks provided
  • Drop-in care
  • Part-time care
  • Transportation to and from school
  • Field trips

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Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit
On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
Operation number
1649406
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
May 2017
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
No
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

11 inspections on record, most recent Mar 25, 2026. 4 of 14 visits and reports cited a standard. 3 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

  • Mar 25, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Mar 24, 2026Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Mar 20, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Apr 3, 2025Inspection5 standards cited
    • 746.3407(9)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

      The operation has 1 toliet that is not operable. In another classroom an additional toliet is leaking.

      Corrected Apr 9, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.4601(7)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points

      The play scape in the toddler area has a yellow barricade fence structure that is broken and needs repair. The play scape on the pre-k area has a blue plastic bar broken exposing a metal pipe, in need of repair. The stairs on the pre-k play scape has plastic piece in need of repair.

      Corrected Apr 17, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.5625(b)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

      There was a bus with Texas license plate U21401 that has a nonworking electronic child safety alarm.

      Corrected Apr 17, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.2419(6)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

      The children in the infant room had bottles that were not labeled with first name and last initial.

      Corrected Apr 3, 2025, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

    • 746.5607(a)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Meet federal standards

      There was a bus with Texas license plate U21401 that has 8 seats without working seat belts.

      Corrected Apr 17, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • Jun 19, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • May 21, 2024Inspection4 standards cited
    • 746.3407(9)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

      A window in one classroom is broken and the upholstery on seats in one center vehicle are in poor condition.

      Corrected Jun 12, 2024

    • 746.5537(a)(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly

      Carbon monoxide detectors are not being tested monthly and recorded.

      Corrected May 23, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.3407(12)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

      Cleaning supplies in one classroom were not properly labelled. This was corrected during inspection when the chemicals were labelled.

      Corrected May 21, 2024, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

    • 746.4135(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website

      The operation is not subscribed to CPSC recalls and do not have a current posting.

      Corrected May 21, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Jul 12, 2023Inspection1 standard cited
    • 746.801(3)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

      At the time of the inspection, employees and caregivers did not have CPR training that required a manikin and required content training.

      Corrected Jul 26, 2023 · Technical assistance given

  • Dec 20, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • Dec 12, 2022Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Aug 9, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • May 26, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • May 21, 2022Self-reported incident1 standard cited
    • 746.307(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries

      The parent was not notified that the victim had been poked in the eye.

      Corrected Jun 13, 2022

  • Mar 4, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • Dec 20, 2021InspectionNo standards cited

Cited standards by risk level

11 standards cited across 11 inspections, most recently Mar 25, 2026. All 11 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High327%
  • Medium High545%
  • Medium327%
  • Medium Low0
  • Low0
Visits with nothing cited
8 of 11 shown
Corrected at the visit
2 of 11 findings, 9 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Apr 3, 2025, 2 clean visits since

Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.

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