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Licensed center · Grand Prairie, TX

Journey's Child Development Center

  • Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
  • Closed now · opens 6:30 AM today
  • Capacity 98
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • School transportation
  • Drop-in care

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1326 N State Highway 161
Grand Prairie, TX 75050 Map and directions
Hours
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
Infants to school age
Capacity
98 children
Meals
Meals and snacks provided
Nearby
3 other daycares within a mile

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

Hours

Closed now · opens 6:30 AM today

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
ThursdayToday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Friday6:30 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 98 children
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • Meals provided
  • After-school care
  • Snacks provided
  • Drop-in care
  • Skill classes
  • Transportation to and from school

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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
1685384
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
September 2019
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
No
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

15 inspections on record, most recent Apr 13, 2026. 5 of 20 visits and reports cited a standard. 5 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

  • Apr 13, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Feb 17, 2026InspectionNo standards cited
  • Feb 10, 2026Inspection1 standard cited
    • 745.635(3)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

      There was a caregiver left alone in a classroom with conditions on your background check.

      Corrected Feb 10, 2026 · Technical assistance given

  • Jul 18, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 14, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Feb 8, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jan 26, 2024Inspection1 standard cited
    • 746.1316(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

      The director did not have two hours of transportation training hours.

      Corrected Feb 9, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Dec 29, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 8, 2023Self-reported incident3 standards cited
    • 746.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

      A five-year-old child left the operation and was unsupervised for more than fifteen minutes. A bystander located the child and contacted the police.

      Corrected Feb 6, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.4751(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

      At the time of the incident, the latch on the gate door was not working properly. The bolts on the fence were loose and that created a gap in between the fence and rails. It results in a child getting out from the outdoor play area to outside of the operation premises.

      Corrected Feb 6, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 746.1201(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

      This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.

      Corrected Feb 6, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Feb 24, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
  • Oct 18, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jul 19, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
  • Jun 26, 2022Self-reported incident1 standard cited
    • 746.2805Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

      This standard was evaluated during an investigation, and it was determined that caregivers used inappropriate discipline methods with children.

      Corrected Sep 12, 2022

  • May 12, 2022InspectionNo standards cited

Cited standards by risk level

8 standards cited across 15 inspections, most recently Apr 13, 2026. All 8 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High675%
  • Medium High225%
  • Medium0
  • Medium Low0
  • Low0
Visits with nothing cited
13 of 15 shown
Corrected at the visit
0 of 8 findings, 8 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Feb 10, 2026, 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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