Rising Stars Academy
Rising Stars Academy is a licensed child care center in Richardson, TX, licensed for up to 217 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 45 centers in Richardson and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operational policies did not include the indoor/outdoor play procedures.
The director was not current with their CPR training. The first aid was current and conducted online.
One child with an EPI pen did not have the allergy form signed by the parent.
The operational policies did not include the procedures for inclusion services.
Two infants were asleep in restrictive devices.
Several children's records were incomplete.
The loose field under the swing was less that 9 inches.
Several caregivers did not have annual trainings completed.
The director did not have the full 30 hours completed for annual training.
A child in care is not vaccinated and did not have an exemption form on file.
At the time of inspection there was no verification of the annual fire inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Rising Stars Academy take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Rising Stars Academy’s hours?
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Rising Stars Academy accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Rising Stars Academy cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rising Stars Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Richardson, 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 Rising Stars Academy had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 27, 2023: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Rising Stars Academy compare with other daycares in Richardson?
It is #29 of 45 centers in Richardson by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Rising Stars Academy last inspected?
Jul 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 1522266 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.