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Kids Palace Learning Center
Licensed child care center
1001 Metker St
Irving, TX 75062

TheVardellReport
Licensed child care center
1001 Metker St
Irving, TX 75062
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The Essentials
Across 28 licensing visits from February 2022 to January 2026, HHSC cited 53 deficiencies at Kids Palace Learning Center; 53 have a recorded correction.
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chronology
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066931
1 deficiency
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066930
7 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066929
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066928
2 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066927
2 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066926
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206118
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066925
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066924
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206117
1 deficiency
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066923
14 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066922
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066921
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066920
3 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206116
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066919
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206115
3 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066918
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066917
1 deficiency
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066916
4 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066915
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206114
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206113
8 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066914
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066913
1 deficiency
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066912
6 deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905206112
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905066911
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1315(b)(1) in March 2024, December 2024 and January 2025. The agency describes it this way: CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1601 in May 2022, October 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.2207(a) in October 2022, October 2022 and July 2025. The agency describes it this way: Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.3415(4) in May 2022, October 2022 and September 2023. The agency describes it this way: Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.603(a)(3) in March 2024, July 2025 and August 2025. The agency describes it this way: Children's Records - Health Statement. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.1203(3)(D) in March 2024 and July 2025. The agency describes it this way: Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.4503(a) in May 2022 and June 2022. The agency describes it this way: Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.5617(a)(1) in October 2022 and May 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
HHSC inspectors cited 746.605(11) in March 2024 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Required Admission Information - Physician Information. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
For Your Next Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
What changed after 746.1315(b)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1315(b)(1): cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
What changed after 746.1601 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
What changed after 746.2207(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.
What changed after 746.3415(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
What changed after 746.603(a)(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Children's Records - Health Statement: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.
What changed after 746.1203(3)(D) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.1203(3)(D): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
What changed after 746.4503(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 746.4503(a): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
What changed after 746.5617(a)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
What changed after 746.605(11) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Required Admission Information - Physician Information: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 845662
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066911
Visit Feb 17, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206112
Visit May 20, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066912
Visit May 24, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066913
Visit May 25, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066914
Visit Jun 28, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206113
Visit Aug 18, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206114
Visit Sep 29, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066915
Visit Oct 3, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066916
Visit Oct 24, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066917
Visit Feb 23, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066918
Visit May 18, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206115
Visit Aug 15, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066919
Visit Aug 18, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066920
Visit Sep 12, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206116
Visit Sep 12, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066921
Visit Sep 15, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066922
Visit Mar 4, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066923
Visit Mar 13, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206117
Visit Oct 22, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066924
Visit Oct 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066925
Visit Nov 14, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905206118
Visit Dec 23, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066926
Visit Dec 27, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066927
Visit Jan 7, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066928
Visit Feb 25, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066929
Visit Jul 28, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066930
Visit Aug 15, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905066931
Visit Jan 6, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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