St. Paul Christian Academy
St. Paul Christian Academy is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 152 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 31 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (6 of 31). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 26% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #270 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 19% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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7 week infant was observed sleeping face down in crib.
At the time of inspection, school age children are using their cells phones to watch videos and play games.
At the time of inspection, attendance documentation is not accurate.
Childcare Regulations was not notified in the required timeframe when the operation had been damaged and rendered unsafe.
The operation has not entered the number of employees who left the operation in 2025.
Vasolen onitment was not labeled at the diaper changing station.
The operation does not have records of fire drills conducted in 2025.
Infant bottles were not labeled with the infant's name.
When entering builidng, the caregiver was walking down the hallway. I followed her to her room and there were two infants playing alone on the floor in the middle of the room. There was no other adults in the room with the children.
Baby bottles are not labeled with child's name.
Upon entering infant room, there was a child in the in the bouncy seat. Caregiver was asked how long had the child been in the bouncy seat and caregiver stated "About 30 minutes."
A caregiver stated this form of prohibited punishment is allowed at the operation. In addition, the method of punishment was explained by a child.
At that time of inspection, one staff file lacked documentation of 22 hours of training for the training year Jan 2023-24.
At the time of inspection, 4 childrens files lacked immunization documentation.
At the time of inspection, 2 children's files lacked health statement documentation.
At the time of inspection, 1 staff file lacked documentation of the notarized affidavit.
I observed an electrical outlet uncovered in the hallway across from the toddler room (tweeners room).
A child was observed in a bouncer seat and was not strapped in.
The two infant classrooms were observed with bottle and cups that were not labeled with the children name.
2 cribs in the infant rooms had additional mattresses inside of the cribs. This was corrected at inspection.
The operational policy was missing information on promotion of outdoor activity.
Three play yards did not have the manufacturers mattress and had an additional foam mattress. This was corrected at inspection.
Four out of 10 children records reviewed were missing emergency contact addresses.
Two infant rooms were observed allowing children under the age of 2 to watch television.
The director staff file reviewed had 11 out of 30 annual training hours.
The infant room was observed with 5 children and 1 caregiver. The SAG is 1:4.
9 out of 10 children records reviewed did not have current health statements on file.
Three out of five staff records reviewed did not have the required annual training hours.
Out of 4 children files evaulated 3 did not have health statements.
Out of 3 files evaulated 2 did not have 24 current annual clock hours.
Director does not have 30 current annual clock hours of training.
About this center
Common questions
Does St. Paul Christian Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are St. Paul Christian Academy’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does St. Paul Christian Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does St. Paul Christian Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask St. Paul Christian Academy 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 St. Paul Christian Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 27, 2026: “AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does St. Paul Christian Academy compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #270 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 19% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was St. Paul Christian Academy last inspected?
Sep 28, 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 1694560 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.