Spring Creek Private School
Spring Creek Private School is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 186 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 24 times and investigated 10 reports. Inspectors recorded 24 citations, 6 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. 17% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #227 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
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A caregiver was attending to 5 infants in her care without another caregiver present. This was completed at inspection when the additional caregiver returned to the room.
The director was counted in ratio as a cargiver performing administrative and clerical duties while supervising children in care.
Children in the classroom were observed watching YouTube during snack time.
A caregiver who was responsible for supervising a group of children participating in a water activity and children participating in outdoor play was unaware of the children’s interest in outdoor play as the caregiver was focused on the children in the water activity, resulting in a child leaving the premises.
The operation had a water hose on the playground accessible to children. This was completed at inspection when the hose was removed.
This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation did not have drinking water available for the children while outside on the playground.
This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver was unable to intervene and was not in close proximity when a child was able to leave the premises.
This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver didn't exhibit good judgement when allowing the children to play along the fence line that was broken while other children were partaking in a water activity.
This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation has fence panels that are loose and broken needing to be repaired.
The operation didn't have training certificates avilable for review to count towards the caregivers annual hours.
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Loose fill was not poured to an appropriate depth of six inches on the small playground.
School aged students were using personal electronic devices such as ipads, smart phones, and an Nintendo Switch while they were at the operation. The screen time does not relate to the classroom activity. This was corrected at inspection when the technology was removed.
Play yards in one infant classroom are not labeled witht the child's name. This was corrected at inspection when crib labels were added.
The operation was not caring emergency contact person's information during the transportation.
The operation does not have current gas inspection.
The operation was not carrying emergency medical authorization during the transportation.
A mobile infant was observed on the floor by the door of the infant classroom with a piece of lettering that was pulled off of the door in the infants mouth that could cause a choking hazard.
An infant was observed asleep in the crib with a bottle.
2 cribs in the infant room were observed to have sheets that were too big to fit the mattresses causing an entanglement hazard.
Cribs in the infant room weren't labeled with each infant's name or numbered to identify each infant's assiigned crib.
A contractor that is present at the operatin regularly and is in direct contact with children doesn't have a background check.
The field trip group was out of ratio on a field trip that required the ratio to be 1 caregiver for 12 children with the youngest child being 6 years of age and older. The caregiver was supervising 14 children.
The operation's vehicles don't have current registration.
One out of 10 children's records I evaluated did not have health statement.
About this center
Common questions
Does Spring Creek Private School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Spring Creek Private School’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Spring Creek Private School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Spring Creek Private School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Spring Creek Private School 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 Spring Creek Private School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 8, 2025: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Spring Creek Private School compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #227 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Spring Creek Private School last inspected?
Apr 29, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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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 1695894 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.