YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas
YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 175 children and serving school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 7 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #53 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 83% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation did not follow the conditions, restrictions, or both that the CBCU has placed on the subject's presence at your operation. A caregiver with a provisional background was allowed to take a group of children to the restroom alone.
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers school-age children, not infants.
What are YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas’s hours?
3 PM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Dallas, is $39.80 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 15, 2022: “AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #53 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 83% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was YMCA @ Mockingbird Dallas last inspected?
Sep 22, 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 1522688 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.