YMCA @ The Lamplighter School
YMCA @ The Lamplighter School is a licensed child care center in Dallas, TX, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2005. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (2 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #255 of 328 centers in Dallas and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
One out of four personnel records were not available for review.
The operation has conducted fire drills exceeding the 3 minute evacuation timeframe.
The operation has a child with a known allergy that requires an epi pen without an allergy action plan on file.
The operation did not notify child care regulation within the required time frame when the director changed
Documentation provided shows the operation last inspection was 5/10/2018
Documentation provided show last gas inspection was 7/10/2018.
The operation did not notify child care regulation within the required time frame when the director changed
About this center
Common questions
Does YMCA @ The Lamplighter School take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are YMCA @ The Lamplighter School’s hours?
2 PM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does YMCA @ The Lamplighter School accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does YMCA @ The Lamplighter School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YMCA @ The Lamplighter School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Dallas, is $42.40 a day for 3-year-olds and $39.80 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has YMCA @ The Lamplighter School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 6, 2022: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does YMCA @ The Lamplighter School compare with other daycares in Dallas?
It is tied for #255 of 328 centers in Dallas by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was YMCA @ The Lamplighter School last inspected?
Apr 15, 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 841003- 806 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.