# Preparatory Place Academy

Preparatory Place Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Dallas, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 18 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 3846 Opal Ave, Dallas, TX 75216

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 18
- License/permit: 816501
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (214) 372-9667

- Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=204560

## Inspection record
3 findings across 7 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-02-22 to 2026-04-23); 2 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-07-08 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-07-18: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.: At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider. (§746.1315(a); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1315-a))
- 2025-07-08 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2025-07-18: Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR: At the time of inspection, certification documentation is not from an approved provider. (§746.1315(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1315-b))
- 2022-03-02 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-low risk, Correction verified 2022-03-21: Report Number of Employees: 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. (§746.303(b); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-303-b))

## Nearby programs
- [Childcare Paradise Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1354272) — 0.46 km, capacity 85
- [Community Academy Day Care Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-113323) — 0.73 km, capacity 40
- [Southern Crest Day Care Ctr](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-112390) — 1.08 km, capacity 90
- [Carousel Academy](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1116468) — 1.28 km, capacity 80
- [Youth Conversion at Harry Stone Montessori](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1364339) — 1.29 km, capacity 119
- [Jefferson Place Learning and Developmental Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-132066) — 1.67 km, capacity 61

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 204560 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=204560
- us_census_geocoder record 3846 OPAL AVE|DALLAS|TX|75216 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 816501 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=816501
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-b2v4-n2bj~2gqh (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=816501

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