Park Cities Day School
Park Cities Day School is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 80 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 18 citations, 6 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (5 of 18). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 6% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 4 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #270 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 19% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
This standard is tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation was made aware of an allegation of inappropriate discipline used in the classroom and did not report the incident within the 48-hour timeframe.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. Caregivers demonstrated poor judgement by using a viral TikTok character/trend as a method of redirecting children in the classroom.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation used a pesticide that was intended for outdoor use only in the classroom not abiding by the label's instructions and leaving residue upon spraying.
This standard has been tasked as part of an investigation and is found to be deficient. The operation used a pesticide that was intended for outdoor use only in the classroom while a child was present.
The infant classroom had 13 infants exceeding their maximum group size of 10 infants.
A caregiver in the operation did not have a current First Aid and CPR Certificate available for review.
One caregiver was supervising 13 children between the ages of 12 months to 18 months. This was completed at inspection when an additional caregiver returned to the room.
The operation did not have drills documented for the months of July and August.
There is a child in care that was missing a signed health statement.
Caregivers didn’t demonstrate respect or patience for children in care by responding to the children in an aggressive and harsh manner.
During a CCI investigation, video footage revealed that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline by pulling, yanking, slamming a child to be seated on the floor, and grabbing children as a form of discipline.
The caregiver didn’t demonstrate good judgement when making the decision to pull, grab, slamming a child to be seated on the floor, and yanking children as a form of discipline to redirect children on several different occasions.
During a CCI investigation, video footage revealed that an additional caregiver was present in the room at the time a caregiver was pulling, grabbing, slamming a child to be seated on the floor, and yanking children and did not call the statewide intake line.
2 children's records were missing signed health statements.
One caregiver was supervising 15 children between the ages of 18 months to 24 months. During the inspection, an additional staff came to assist that group.
Three of eight children files reviewed did not have documentation of immunization.
The director did not complete the required hours needed for the annual years.
Five of six staff files reviewed did not complete the required 24 hours of training for their annual year
About this center
Common questions
Does Park Cities Day School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Park Cities Day School’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 Park Cities Day School accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Park Cities Day School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Park Cities Day School 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 Park Cities Day School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 6 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 3, 2026: “Report Situation Placing Children at Risk.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Park Cities Day School compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #270 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 19% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Park Cities Day School last inspected?
Aug 27, 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 1629109 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.