Discovery Childrens Academy
Discovery Childrens Academy is a licensed child care center in Midlothian, TX, licensed for up to 221 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2007. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 25 times and investigated 13 reports. Inspectors recorded 19 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for sleep safety (3 of 19). None of them came in the last 12 months. 5% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 20 centers in Midlothian and better than 37% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Child under 12 months was observed with a blanket in the crib. Pictures taken.
Employee present with unsupervised access to children did not have the required documentation of elligibility. This was corrected during the inspection, the employee
Three children observed in the table chair equiped with straps were did not have the straps fastened.
A Child was able to get out of the facility. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
Caregivers at the operation did not use good judgment when they saw a bruise on a child but did not report it to the director. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
Director failed to call in an allegation of a child being bruised. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
Person related to the operation, during the investigation influenced the investigation. The deficiency is related to a DFPS Abuse/Neglect investigation.
Staff did not change a child's diaper in the approximate hour they were at the center.
The operation did not indicate the time of departure for a child that left the operation to go to school.
Through an investigation it was found that a child was able to reach hand sanitizer. Child put hand sanitizer in their eyes and had to seek medical attention.
Incident report used did not contain at least the same information as form 7239.
Caregiver's supervising did not use good judgement when a child was allowed to play on the shelf of the changing table which resulted in the child knocking over a trashcan and bottle warmer (on to them selves). Operation did not use good judgment in contacting a parent from a personal phone instead of the operation's phone.
The caregiver in the 3-4 year old classroom during nap time was laying down, covered up, and not supervising the children during nap time. She was the only caregiver in the room.
There were infants sleeping in restrictive equipment.
There was cleaning supplies on a table accessible to the children.
The climbing structure and swing set are made of wood. There are places on both that are weather and are now creating a hazard. The swing set has some sharp pieces of wood that need to be trimmed and the structure has rope that is starting to rot.
The loose fill material was less than the required 6 inches under the swings and climbing structure.
There was a 2 month old infant observed to be swaddled and asleep on a blanket on the floor.
There was a classroom that had 16 children with one caregiver and the specified age group was 18-23 months old and there were two infants in the classroom.
About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery Childrens Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Discovery Childrens Academy’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Discovery Childrens Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Discovery Childrens Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2024: “AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Discovery Childrens Academy compare with other daycares in Midlothian?
It is tied for #17 of 20 centers in Midlothian by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 37% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Discovery Childrens Academy last inspected?
Aug 10, 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 868229 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.