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Discovery Montessori Academy

Plano, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

7 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
15 high or medium-high risk
May 20, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 25, 2014
Capacity
98 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1535085

Where

3901 W Park Blvd
Plano, TX 75075

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 9
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
May 20, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The operation's toddler playground was found deficient due to the hazards found in play equipments and surfacing.”
August 12, 2025
May 20, 2025Medium High746.3701(5) - Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
State’s note: “Bolts and screws were observed protruding out of five playground equipment pieces that were located on the toddler playground.”
August 12, 2025
May 5, 2025Medium High746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection
State’s note: “The operation does not have the current fire inspection document”
June 5, 2025
May 5, 2025Medium High746.3403 - Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation does not have a current health inspection document.”
June 5, 2025
April 30, 2025Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be non-compliance. The operation did not share to the parents of the victims the incident report within 48 hours of when the incident occurred.”
May 16, 2025
April 30, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be non-compliance. Supervision was not sufficient as the staff was doing lesson plan in the other corner of the classroom and was not able to intervene to what the children were doing.”
May 15, 2025
July 2, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an Abuse and Neglect investigation. Caregiver is seen on video handling a child roughly during nap.”
September 26, 2024
July 2, 2024High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed in a video yanking and pulling a child by the arms and slamming the child on a cot. A caregiver was observed in a video placing their adult weight on top of a child.”
September 26, 2024
March 19, 2024Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The infant room was out of ratio during naptime. There were 7 infants with one caregiver.”
March 19, 2024
March 6, 2024High746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
State’s note: “This investigation was part of an Abuse Neglect investigation. During the inspection a 14-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a swing.”
March 8, 2024
February 27, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver grabbed and pulled a chair by the arm. This resulted in a child receiving a broken arm.”
May 3, 2024
February 27, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an Abuse and Neglect investigation. A child was grabbed and pulled by a caregiver. The child received a broken arm due to this incident.”
May 3, 2024
December 21, 2023Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “Two children's records did not have a health statement signed by a physician.”
January 12, 2024
December 21, 2023Medium746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
State’s note: “There were missing safety straps from the bucket seats.”
December 29, 2023
March 17, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The operation did not evacuate the entire center when they noticed an electrical fire. They evacuated the area that was affected. The fire was put out immediately with a fire extinguisher by a staff member. 911 was called and the fire was put out by the time the department arrived.”
March 22, 2023
February 6, 2023High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “The transportation folders did not have the emergency authorization information.”
February 17, 2023
February 6, 2023High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “One of three vehicles used for transporting did not have a fire extinguisher. The vehicle did have a fire spray but an extinuisher is required.”
February 17, 2023
April 19, 2022Medium High746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
State’s note: “Two diaper changing pads need replacing.”
April 29, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Discovery Montessori Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 20, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Discovery Montessori Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 9 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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