The Kessler School Early Childhood Center
The Kessler School Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 51 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2025. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 8 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (5 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #207 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 37% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The emergency evacuation diagram does not have a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather.
Documentation for how staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released was not in the emergency preparedness plan.
Details showing how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments was not included in the emergency preparedness plan.
The emergency evacuation diagram does not show the designated location outside of the child-care center where all caregivers and children will meet
The initial fire inspection has not been conducted.
Requried postings were not posted.
The initial health inspection has not been conducted.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Kessler School Early Childhood Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are The Kessler School Early Childhood Center’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 The Kessler School Early Childhood Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does The Kessler School Early Childhood Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Kessler School Early Childhood Center 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 The Kessler School Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 22, 2024: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Kessler School Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #207 of 328 centers in Dallas 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 The Kessler School Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Jan 8, 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 1800136 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.