Preparatory Place Academy
Preparatory Place Academy is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 18 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2003. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 3 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #104 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 69% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider.
At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
About this center
Common questions
Does Preparatory Place Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Preparatory Place Academy’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Preparatory Place Academy accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Preparatory Place Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Preparatory Place 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 Preparatory Place Academy had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 3 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Preparatory Place Academy compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #104 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 69% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Preparatory Place Academy last inspected?
Apr 23, 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 816501 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.