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El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education

2523 S Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75227 · Dallas County
Conditions on permitAccepts child care subsidies

El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 49 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (2 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #214 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 36%of 9,147 Texas licensed centers, comparing risk-weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #214 of 328 centers in Dallas
2High risk
2Medium High risk
1Medium risk
0Medium Low risk
0Low risk
5 citations from 6 inspections and 0 reports since Oct 1, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Apr 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 29, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citationAug 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citationAug 31, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 18, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundMay 10, 2022 · Inspection · no citationMay 8, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation foundNo citation

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Records & paperwork2
Staff ratios1

Citations, newest first

Medium HighAug 31, 2022Found during an investigationHealth & medication
Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness §746.305(a)(4)
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was determined to be deficient. The operation did not report communicable illness to licensing within the required 2 day timeframe.
Correction verified Sep 12, 2022
MediumAug 18, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Children's Records - Health Statement §746.603(a)(3)
Three out of eight childrens records did not have health provider statements.
Correction verified Aug 25, 2022
HighAug 18, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Required Admission Information - Release Information §746.605(7)
One out of eight childrens records did not have release information.
Correction verified Aug 25, 2022
Medium HighAug 18, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact §746.605(6)
Four out of eight childrens records did not have a address for the emergency contact.
Correction verified Aug 25, 2022
HighAug 18, 2022InspectionStaff ratios
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation §745.641
A caregiver was observed in a 3 year old class without a cleared background check.
Correction verified Aug 18, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity49 children
Ages servedInfant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours07:30 AM-05:30 PM
DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Licensed sinceJan 8, 2007
DirectorSusana Martinez
Phone2143818044
State operation #867362

Common questions

Does El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education take infants?

Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.

What are El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education’s hours?

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.

Does El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education accept child care subsidies?

Yes, according to its state licensing record.

How much does El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education cost?

Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Dallas, is $45.80 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).

Has El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education had any serious violations?

Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 18, 2022: “Required Admission Information - Release Information.” Each one is listed in full above.

How does El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education compare with other daycares in Dallas?

It is tied for #214 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).

When was El Kinder - Bilingual Early Childhood Education last inspected?

Apr 22, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.

To see the official record, search operation 867362 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.