Essential Steps
Does Essential Steps have a state child-care violation history?
Texas HHSC records list 16 child-care citations for Essential Steps in ROCKWALL, TX. The state assigns each cited standard a risk level; for this facility, 0 are recorded at the High level and 11 at Medium High, with the remainder at Medium, Medium Low, or Low. Each entry below reproduces the standard Texas cited and the state's own description of what was found.
These are licensing-record findings, not a judgment about any child or family. The dates shown are the dates Texas recorded a correction as verified — they are not inspection dates, and the record may lag the state's current file. This page reflects the published record as of its last update and is not a complete history; the authoritative source is Texas HHSC.
Texas HHSC recorded 11 Medium High-risk citations at this facility.
Risk levels below are Texas HHSC's own labels, shown verbatim.
- Medium High
746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
The younger playground did not have the required six inches of surfacing (pea gravel).
- Medium High
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Playground hazard: Children were observed playing on a tree that appeared to damaged from severe weather.
- Medium High
746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
Two booster seats used to transport children were expired.
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- Medium High
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.
- Medium High
746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The operation does not have a current gas inspection availble for review for CCR.
- Medium High
746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The operation does not have an updated fire inspection on file. The Director called the fire marshal and scheduled for Tuesday11-25-2025 and will provide documentation.
- Medium High
746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.
- Medium High
746.4905 - Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing
The loose-fill located on the playground measured less than one inch.
- Medium High
746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
Bottle were missing labels and the Director corrected it by writing the child's name on their bottles
- Medium High
746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
Playground hazards: broken plastic slide; wooden storage shed with splinted wood (children observed putting hands in wooden shed).
- Medium High
746.4001 - First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation
One van used to transport children in care did not have the required first aid kit.
- Medium
746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
1 child observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions signed by parent.
- Medium
746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
All infants observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions.
- Medium
746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
The director did not provide documentation for sheltering or lockdown drills.
- Medium
746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
The operation did not have a building and ground checklist available for review.
- Low
746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
One staff member did not have the required notorized affidavit.
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Compiled from public Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child-Care Licensing records. To flag a discrepancy, write to records@daycaredossier.com.