It is because you are not always passing the callback into that method.
success: function (data) {
var items = "";
$.each(data, function (i, item) {
items += "<option value=\"" + item.Value + "\">" + item.Text + "</option>";
});
$(childClass).html(items);
$(childClass)[0].selectedIndex = 0;
if(callback) callback(); //check before calling it.
}