ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center
ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 114 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 16 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 5 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for supervision (1 of 5). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. Its last 11 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #85 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 72% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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This standard was pulled as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. A child was able to the leave the classroom due to a door being propped open by a caregiver and was on the playground alone for two minutes.
This standard was evaluated as related to a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Parents were not informed of the investigation.
This standard was evaluated as related to a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. Personnel records or trainings were not available for review upon request.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection on file.
9/10 files were missing one or more trainings.
About this center
Common questions
Does ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr 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 ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 1, 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 ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #85 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 72% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was ChildCareGroup Martin Luther King Jr Center last inspected?
Sep 2, 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 43019- 5214 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.