Cadence Academy
Cadence Academy is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 165 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1997. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 32 times and investigated 12 reports. Inspectors recorded 31 citations, 17 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (9 of 31). 8 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 23% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #244 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 27% of licensed centers statewide.
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This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. A caregiver was observed on video footage grabbing and pulling on a child when responding to a child to clean up.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement or self-control when responding to a child to clean up toys.
Classrooms were observed without a scheduled activity plan posted.
The toddler classroom with children under 24 months was observed playing a show on their tablet. This was corrected at inspection when the tablet was turned off by the caregiver.
The toddler and preschool playground was observed to have water on the fixtures causing a hazard for the children playing on them. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver wiped the fixtures down with a towell.
A bag was observed on the playground while children were playing with insect repellant botlles accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the bag was removed from the playground.
Playground outlets and outlets in the preschool classrooms were observed with missing outlet covers.
1 of the10 caregivers files reviewed was missing a required training certificate for Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations.
A caregiver was observed placing the children's snack on the bare table. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver placed the food items on a napkin.
The operation's bus binder did not have emergency authorization forms available for review. This was corrected at inspection when the operation made copies of the children's emergency authorization forms and placed them in the binder.
A caregiver was observed using harsh language to a child when trying to redirect them from an acitivity.
A caregiver was observed using a harsh tone of voice while grabbing a child.
This standard was tasked to be reviewed as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient.
This standard was investigated as part of an DFPS investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when laying children down by grabbing them by their arms and laying them down roughly posing the risk of a child being injured.
This standard was investigated as part of an DFPS investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, prohibited punishments was used when an employee was observed grabbing children by the arms to lay them down during naptime.
A feeding instruction for one infant in care was not completed as required.
A feeding instruction for one infant in care was not completed as required.
Four children files reviewed did not have the required address for the emergeny contact.
During the walkthrough, two classrooms were observed with a child blocking the entrance and exit, which was corrected during the inspection.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A toddler left in the classroom as their class went outside.
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. A toddler was able to leave the daycare building and walk into the connecting parking garage and was discovered by a bystander.
The center did not have a working Carbon monoxide detector.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was in deficient. During interviews it was determined that a caregiver use inappropriate tone while redirecting the children.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was in deficient. A caregiver hit children with their hand as a form of discipline.
The operation failed to notify childcare regulation within the required timeframe when they were made aware of a situation that placed children at risk.
The operation did not notify parents of a child who was placed at risk.
Six infant feeding instruction were not updated.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was deficient. The operation failed to notify child care regulation within the required timeframe.
Caregivers did not demonstrate competency when they did not verify the milk being provided to a infant with a with a documented food allergy was the correct milk.
One caregiver was seen on their cell phone while children were in the classroom.
One caregiver was present prior to receiving their background check determination.
About this center
Common questions
Does Cadence Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Cadence Academy’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Cadence Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Cadence Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cadence Academy 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 Cadence Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 17 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 3, 2026: “Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Cadence Academy compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #244 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 27% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Cadence Academy last inspected?
Sep 15, 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 530718 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.