Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center
Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Dickinson, TX, licensed for up to 96 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2019. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 15 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (5 of 15). None of them came in the last 12 months. 13% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 9 centers in Dickinson and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on photos and documentation, caregiver hit another child in the face leaving a scratch.
Two out of the three vans child safety alarms did not sound.
During inspection, children with birth dates 6/30/2021, 3/19/2019, and 4/9/2012 had expired medications.
Staff hired on 8/22/2022 and director hired on 12/3/2020 had expired Pediatric CPR and First Aid cards on file.
Staff hired on 2/8/2024 did not have Pre-Employment affidavit form in file.
Two out of the three buses had fire extinguishers that had not been serviced and were observed empty.
Operation last validated their employee list on 5/6/2024.
Transporters hired on 10/10/2017, 2/8/2024, and 2/20/2020 have not taken transportation training for 2023-2024 year.
Staff hired on 5/23/2022 had 11 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year. Staff hired on 9/1/2019 had 17 hours of annual training for 2023-2024 training year.
Staff hired on 8/31/2021 did not have notarized affidavit in file.
The director doesn't have current transportation training.
During nap time in the toddler 1 room the class was very dark children and cargiver could not be seen upon entering the classroom, there was not sufficent lighting.
Staff hired on 2/20/2020 did not have current transportation training on file.
Operation has not validated their people list since 1/11/2022. Noted: Director updated the people list during visit.
Mats were not spaced in the toddler room, this was corrected at inspection when they were spaced out.
About this center
Common questions
Does Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center’s hours?
5:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Dickinson, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 31, 2025: “Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center compare with other daycares in Dickinson?
It is #6 of 9 centers in Dickinson by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Excellence Academy Child Care & Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. 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 1685419 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.