Adventure Kids Playcare
Adventure Kids Playcare is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 91 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2009. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 22 times and investigated 9 reports. Inspectors recorded 41 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (12 of 41). 18 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 10% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #297 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation has not conducted routine fire drills for February-July.
A caregiver under the age of 18 was observed caring for children unsupervised without a qualified caregiver.
A caregiver under the age of 18 works with children and has not enrolled in or completed a child care career related program with their high school.
The operation has not conducted routine fire drills for February-July. The operation was able to conduct a fire drill, but was unable to evacuate the building within 3 minutes.
At the time of inspection one caregiver was observed caring for 27 school age children.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The director has not been regularly present at the operation a minimum of 75 percent of the time or a minimum of 30 hours per week. The operation was unable to provide attendance records for the center director to verify attendance.
A caregiver under the age of 18 was observed caring for children unsupervised without a qualified caregiver. This was corrected at inspection when the additional caregiver arrived.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. Three personnel files reviewed had affidavits that were not notarized.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation did not make a parent aware of an incident that required first-aid treatment.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The director has not been regularly present at the operation a minimum of 75 percent of the time or a minimum of 30 hours per week.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver left their assigned group of children unattended that resulted in a child sustaining an injury.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation has not conducted routine fire drills for February-June.
2 children's files were missing health statements, while participating at the operation for more than one year.
A child's file was missing an immunization document.
A staff's file was missing 16 hours of the required 24 hours of annual training.
The operation did not comply with the conditions of the wavier by allowing children under 5 years of age to use the soft contained play equipment. This was corrected at inspection when the director removed the children under 5 years of age from using the soft contained play equipment.
The director did not have documentation to verify being present a minimum of 75 percent of the program's operating hours each week or a minimum of 30 hours per week.
The operation did not have documentation of the most recent sanitation report.
1 child's file was found missing an immunization record.
The operation does not have monthly drills ran since 4/5/2024.
The operation does not have documentation verifying completion of the equipment being checked for the month of September.
The health inspection was not available for review.
The fire inspection was not available for review.
The consumer product safety form was not current.
The operation was not current with their fire drills.
One employee did not have their Pediatric CPR and First Aid available for review.
A child received stitches on their finger after they placed their hand inside of a padding that covered a pole on the playscape. The poles are covered by a padding and are secured by plastic lock ties. There was an opening in the padding where the child was able to put their hand in.
This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A 17-year-old caregiver attending high school is not enrolled in and has not completed a child-care-related career program.
Two toddlers were wandering alone in the operation on two different occasions.
A child was hit with a ball by another student while in care. As a result of this, a tooth that was loose fell out. The child's mouth was bleeding and required an oral rinse. The parent was not notified of this incident.
One caregiver files reviewed out of eight did not documentation of affidavit. This was corrected during inspection.
A caregiver lacked 21 annual hours from the last complete training year.
A 20 month old toddler was observed walking around with a training cup and food. This was corrected during inspection.
Three caregiver files reviewed out of eight did not documentation of completed orientation.
Two staff files reviewed out of eight did not have documentation signed center policies.
The director lacked 30 annual hours from the last complete training year.
The operation failed to notify child care regulation of a positive COVID case
The operation failed to notify parents of a positive COVID case. This was corrected during their inspection 11-29-21. A notice was posted on their operation door.
The director has not ensured that the facility is operating in compliance with the minimum standards. The director failed to properly staff the operation to provide adequate supervision of the children.
The caregiver in charge fail to supervise when a two year old was locked inside a supply closet for seven minutes.
The staff failed to make sure an area that was accessible to children was free from hazards. A two year old had access to glitter unsupervised.
About this center
Common questions
Does Adventure Kids Playcare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Adventure Kids Playcare’s hours?
7:30 AM to 10 PM, Monday through Sunday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Adventure Kids Playcare accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Adventure Kids Playcare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Adventure Kids Playcare 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 Adventure Kids Playcare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 22, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Adventure Kids Playcare compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #297 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 10% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Adventure Kids Playcare last inspected?
Sep 30, 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 873736 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.