Cassandra Cole
308 Crystal Lake Dr, Desoto, TX 75115
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
16 critical, 16 serious findings across 20 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jun 25, 2026.
12 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
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- Meals providedListed
- 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: 6 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
Meals Provided ,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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06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- 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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16 critical, 16 serious findings across 20 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jun 25, 2026.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
6 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 745.509 (12 visits); 745.641 (4 visits); 747.207(1) (4 visits); 747.801(3) (4 visits); 747.1303(5)(A) (4 visits); 747.1303(3)(A) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
Correction reported Jul 13, 2026; no verification date published.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
24 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction reported Jul 13, 2026; no verification date published.
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.
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- 2026
- Jun 25, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Corrected Jul 13, 2026. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jul 17, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jul 17, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Corrected Jul 13, 2026. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jul 17, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Corrected Jul 13, 2026. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Corrected Jul 13, 2026. Standard 745.509.
- Jun 25, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jul 17, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- May 29, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jun 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- May 29, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jun 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- May 29, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jun 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- May 29, 2026Assessment1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Licensed Operations Required Fees
Operation has overdue background check fee. Operation was notified of the fee, prior to monitoring assessment. Background check fee is still past due.
Correction verified Jun 25, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.509.
- 2024
- Nov 14, 2024 to Nov 14, 20244 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Nov 14, 2024 inspection
- Nov 14, 2024 inspection
- Nov 14, 2024 inspection
- Nov 14, 2024 inspection
- Oct 28, 2024Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation had 1 caregiver present around children without receiving cleared background check results.
Correction verified Nov 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were not available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.207(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The operation did not have personnel files available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.801(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
The primary caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.1303(5)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Caregivers - 15 hours Annual Training
One caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.1303(3)(A).
- Oct 28, 2024Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation had 1 caregiver present around children without receiving cleared background check results.
Correction verified Nov 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
The primary caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.1303(5)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The operation did not have personnel files available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.801(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were not available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.207(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Caregivers - 15 hours Annual Training
One caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.1303(3)(A).
- Oct 28, 2024Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation had 1 caregiver present around children without receiving cleared background check results.
Correction verified Nov 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The operation did not have personnel files available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.801(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Caregivers - 15 hours Annual Training
One caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.1303(3)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
The primary caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.1303(5)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were not available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.207(1).
- Oct 28, 2024Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation had 1 caregiver present around children without receiving cleared background check results.
Correction verified Nov 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training
The primary caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.1303(5)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
The operation did not have personnel files available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.801(3).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Training Requirements for Caregivers - 15 hours Annual Training
One caregiver did not have the required annual training.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Standard 747.1303(3)(A).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were not available for review.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.207(1).
Show 4 older visits, not counted aboveHide older visits
- 2023
- Aug 24, 2023Inspection6 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation has piles of debris on the inside accessible to the children. The cabinet in the bathroom does not have a locking mechanism and is accessible to children.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children under the age of 24 months will be evacuated.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.5003(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness- Reunification Plan
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children and parents will be reunited.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5003(5).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have the proper fire extinguisher.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5103.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include information on infant safe sleep.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies did not include information on promoting physical outdoor activity.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(8).
- Aug 24, 2023Inspection6 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness- Reunification Plan
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children and parents will be reunited.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5003(5).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include information on infant safe sleep.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation has piles of debris on the inside accessible to the children. The cabinet in the bathroom does not have a locking mechanism and is accessible to children.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have the proper fire extinguisher.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5103.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children under the age of 24 months will be evacuated.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.5003(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies did not include information on promoting physical outdoor activity.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(8).
- Aug 24, 2023Inspection6 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness- Reunification Plan
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children and parents will be reunited.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5003(5).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have the proper fire extinguisher.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5103.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include information on infant safe sleep.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation has piles of debris on the inside accessible to the children. The cabinet in the bathroom does not have a locking mechanism and is accessible to children.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children under the age of 24 months will be evacuated.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.5003(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies did not include information on promoting physical outdoor activity.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(8).
- Aug 24, 2023Inspection6 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation has piles of debris on the inside accessible to the children. The cabinet in the bathroom does not have a locking mechanism and is accessible to children.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.3501.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, Relocation and Sheltering Procedures
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children under the age of 24 months will be evacuated.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.5003(1).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies did not include information on promoting physical outdoor activity.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(8).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants
The operational policies did not include information on infant safe sleep.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Standard 747.501(6).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Preparedness- Reunification Plan
The emergency preparedness plan did not include information on how children and parents will be reunited.
Correction verified Sep 15, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5003(5).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have the proper fire extinguisher.
Correction verified Oct 6, 2023. Technical assistance given. Standard 747.5103.
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Registered, issued Oct 16, 2023
- Capacity
- 6 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Dallas
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308 Crystal Lake Dr, Desoto, TX 75115
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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