The Kessler School Early Childhood Center
1822 W 10th St, Dallas, TX 75208
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten · Monday–Friday
4 critical, 24 serious findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Aug 22, 2024.
32 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies not accepted in state listing
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- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
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- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Licensed capacity: 51 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten
Snacks Provided,Part Time Care
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State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
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- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
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4 critical, 24 serious findings across 40 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Aug 22, 2024.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
7 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.5207(a)(3) (4 visits); 746.5202(1) (4 visits); 746.5202(4) (4 visits); 746.5207(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.401(1) (4 visits); 746.3401(a) (4 visits); 746.5101(a) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Dec 13, 2024.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
40 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
State verification published Dec 13, 2024.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Jan 8, 2026 to Jan 8, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Jan 8, 2026 inspection
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- Jan 8, 2026 inspection
- 2025
- Jan 13, 2025 to Dec 4, 202516 inspections and 8 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Dec 4, 2025 inspection
- Dec 4, 2025 inspection
- Dec 4, 2025 inspection
- Dec 4, 2025 inspection
- Aug 1, 2025 inspection
- Aug 1, 2025 inspection
- Aug 1, 2025 inspection
- Aug 1, 2025 inspection
- Jul 31, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jul 31, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jul 31, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jul 31, 2025 complaint investigation
- Feb 20, 2025 inspection
- Feb 20, 2025 inspection
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- Feb 20, 2025 inspection
- Jan 15, 2025 inspection
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- Jan 15, 2025 inspection
- Jan 13, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jan 13, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jan 13, 2025 complaint investigation
- Jan 13, 2025 complaint investigation
- 2024
- Dec 18, 2024 to Dec 18, 20244 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 18, 2024 inspection
- Dec 18, 2024 inspection
- Dec 18, 2024 inspection
- Dec 18, 2024 inspection
- Nov 22, 2024Inspection4 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Standard 746.5202(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5202(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(4).
- Nov 22, 2024Inspection4 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Standard 746.5202(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5202(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(3).
- Nov 22, 2024Inspection4 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5202(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Standard 746.5202(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(3).
- Nov 22, 2024Inspection4 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5202(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location Inside
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(4).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Designated Location
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
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.
Correction verified Dec 13, 2024. Standard 746.5202(1).
- Aug 22, 2024Inspection3 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Posting Requirements - License
Requried postings were not posted.
Correction verified Sep 23, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.401(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Standard 746.3401(a).
- Aug 22, 2024Inspection3 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Standard 746.3401(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Posting Requirements - License
Requried postings were not posted.
Correction verified Sep 23, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.401(1).
- Aug 22, 2024Inspection3 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Posting Requirements - License
Requried postings were not posted.
Correction verified Sep 23, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.401(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Standard 746.3401(a).
- Aug 22, 2024Inspection3 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Posting Requirements - License
Requried postings were not posted.
Correction verified Sep 23, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.401(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
Correction verified Sep 27, 2024. Standard 746.3401(a).
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Mar 26, 2025
- Capacity
- 51 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Dallas
- Website
- thekesslerschool.com
Compare nearby
Same 36-month summary window. Different operating histories and coverage limit comparisons.
| Daycare | Ages | Licensed capacity | Hours | Findings, 36 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kessler School Early Childhood Center this page | Infant–Pre-K | 51 | 7a–6p | 4 crit·24 ser |
| Cliff Temple Child Development | Infant–School | 150 | 7a–6p | Clear |
| Kessler Park Day School | Infant–Pre-K | 102 | 7a–5:30p | 28 crit·12 ser |
| Kiddie Korner Private School | Infant–School | 157 | 6:30a–6p | 24 ser·8 min |
| Liberated Montessori ,oak Cliff | Infant–School | 119 | 7:45a–6p | 16 crit·56 ser |
| Liberated Montessori at Oak Cliff | Infant–School | 124 | 6a–6p | No findings |
| Little Tots University LLC | Infant–School | 48 | 6a–6:30p | 8 crit·68 ser |
- The Kessler School Early Childhood Centerthis pageInfant–Pre-K · 51 licensed capacity4 crit·24 ser
- Infant–School · 150 licensed capacityClear
- Infant–Pre-K · 102 licensed capacity28 crit·12 ser
- Infant–School · 157 licensed capacity24 ser·8 min
- Infant–School · 119 licensed capacity16 crit·56 ser
- Infant–School · 124 licensed capacityNo findings
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Contact & location
1822 W 10th St, Dallas, TX 75208
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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