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Essential Steps

305 E Rusk St, Rockwall, TX 75087 · Rockwall County (972) 772-0011 License #520042 · first licensed Jun 18, 1996
12
inspections on file
16
recorded violations
0
health & safety class
May 8, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation

Records held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.

Inspection history for Essential Steps
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
May 8, 2026InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Apr 10, 2026InspectionDeficiencies cited4Agency record
Dec 4, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Nov 18, 2025InspectionDeficiencies cited8Agency record
Nov 13, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Nov 12, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 3, 2025InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Jan 30, 2025ReportNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Dec 11, 2024InspectionDeficiencies cited2Agency record
Jan 18, 2024InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Feb 22, 2023InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record
Mar 4, 2022InspectionNo deficiencies cited0Agency record

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Apr 10, 2026Inspection · 4 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“Playground hazard: Children were observed playing on a tree that appeared to damaged from severe weather.”

Corrected May 29, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5607(b) — Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident

“Two booster seats used to transport children were expired.”

Corrected Apr 24, 2026
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained

“The younger playground did not have the required six inches of surfacing (pea gravel).”

Corrected May 29, 2026
PaperworkState weight: Low
746.1105(3) — Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)

“One staff member did not have the required notorized affidavit.”

Corrected Apr 17, 2026
Dec 4, 2025Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

“The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.”

Corrected Dec 5, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“1 child observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions signed by parent.”

Corrected Dec 5, 2025
Nov 18, 2025Inspection · 8 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4751(c) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

“The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.801(8) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

“The operation did not have a building and ground checklist available for review.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The operation does not have an updated fire inspection on file. The Director called the fire marshal and scheduled for Tuesday11-25-2025 and will provide documentation.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills

“The director did not provide documentation for sheltering or lockdown drills.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4905 — Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing

“The loose-fill located on the playground measured less than one inch.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.2419(6) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“Bottle were missing labels and the Director corrected it by writing the child's name on their bottles”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium
746.2421(a) — Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“All infants observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

“The operation does not have a current gas inspection availble for review for CCR.”

Corrected Dec 2, 2025
Dec 11, 2024Inspection · 2 deficiencies cited
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.3701(5) — Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe

“Playground hazards: broken plastic slide; wooden storage shed with splinted wood (children observed putting hands in wooden shed).”

Corrected Dec 31, 2024
StandardState weight: Medium High
746.4001 — First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation

“One van used to transport children in care did not have the required first aid kit.”

Corrected Dec 17, 2024

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