2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center
2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 198 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2010. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (1 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #128 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 63% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The safety alarms on the operation's vehicles were not observed to be in working order at the time of the inspection.
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation. A bus driver transported a school aged student who was no longer enrolled with the operation.
Loose fill around the rock climbing equipment did not meet a depth of six inches.
Two directors did not received SIDS and shaken baby training for the 2021-2022 training year.
Two students with doctor diagnosed food allergies do not have food allergy plans on file with the operation.
About this center
Common questions
Does 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center’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 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center 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 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 9, 2025: “Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #128 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 63% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was 2nd Step Daycare & Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 3, 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 1147066 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.