Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1.33
- Local median
- 0.25
Essential Steps
305 E RUSK ST, Rockwall, TX 75087-3720
- Operation number:
- 520042
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Rockwall
- Capacity:
- 63
- License effective:
- June 18, 1996
- Hours:
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9727720011
- Email:
- contact@essentialsteps.com
- Website:
- www.essentialsteps.com
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 12 available inspections for Essential Steps from March 4, 2022 through May 8, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with 16 recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on April 10, 2026 and involved equipment or readiness.
Hazardous access was a higher-concern topic that showed up in four inspections.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 12
- Recorded violations
- 16
- Higher-concern violations
- 11
- Repeated topics
- 4
6 in last 12 months
14 in last 12 months
9 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
12 total inspections vs 12.5 local median in 75087
Compared to 16 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 13%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 33%
- Local median
- 18%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 4
- Local average
- 0.88
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Equipment or readiness
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
November 18, 2025April 10, 2026Hazardous access
Appeared across 4 inspections, with 4 recorded violations.
December 11, 2024November 18, 2025December 4, 2025April 10, 2026Health or food records
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
November 18, 2025December 4, 2025Transportation
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
December 11, 2024April 10, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- Two booster seats used to transport children were expired.
- Correction deadline
- April 24, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 23, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5607(b) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - Not expired or damaged in accident
- Official code
- 746.5607(b)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The younger playground did not have the required six inches of surfacing (pea gravel).
- Correction deadline
- May 29, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 8, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Playground hazard: Children were observed playing on a tree that appeared to damaged from severe weather.
- Correction deadline
- May 29, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 8, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
- Official code
- 746.3701
Low concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- One staff member did not have the required notorized affidavit.
- Correction deadline
- April 17, 2026
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated April 23, 2026
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Low
- Report section
- 746.1105(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
- Official code
- 746.1105(3)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 5, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
- Official code
- 746.4751(c)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 1 child observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions signed by parent.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 5, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
- Official code
- 746.2421(a)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The operation did not have a building and ground checklist available for review.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
- Official code
- 746.801(8)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The operation does not have a current gas inspection availble for review for CCR.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
- Official code
- 746.5401
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- 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.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
- Official code
- 746.5101(b)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- The director did not provide documentation for sheltering or lockdown drills.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
- Official code
- 746.5205(4)
Higher concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- Bottle were missing labels and the Director corrected it by writing the child's name on their bottles
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
- Official code
- 746.2419(6)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- All infants observed in the infant classroom during the inspection did not have updated infant feeding instructions.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium
- Report section
- 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
- Official code
- 746.2421(a)
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- The wheels on the Merry go cycle were broken and needed to be repaired.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
- Official code
- 746.4751(c)
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The loose-fill located on the playground measured less than one inch.
- Correction deadline
- December 2, 2025
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 4, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4905 - Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing
- Official code
- 746.4905
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Playground hazards: broken plastic slide; wooden storage shed with splinted wood (children observed putting hands in wooden shed).
- Correction deadline
- December 31, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 9, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
- Official code
- 746.3701(5)
Higher concern: Transportation
- Report finding
- One van used to transport children in care did not have the required first aid kit.
- Correction deadline
- December 17, 2024
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 9, 2025
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4001 - First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation
- Official code
- 746.4001
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report