Licensed child care center · public record
KIDS Montessori Academy, LLC
Richardson, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
5 state inspections, last 2 years
16 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 20, 2021
- Capacity
- 121 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
- 1717792
Where
1521 E Arapaho Rd
Richardson, TX 75081
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4901(a) - Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing State’s note: “The playground needs more surfacing.” |
| March 27, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing State’s note: “One employee did not have CPR and First Aid Training.” |
| April 18, 2024 | High | 746.2805(10) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device State’s note: “Toddlers are being placed in highchairs if they are biting. The highchairs were removed from the classroom.” |
| December 19, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “This rule was evaluated with regard to an investigation and a deficiency was found. Based on the information gathered, it was determined that an employee at the operation did not use good judgment when a child was grabbed by the arm.” |
| July 10, 2023 | Medium Low | 746.907(b) - Personnel Record Storage - Training Records State’s note: “Several employees including the director did not have current annual training records. The operation emailed all necessary training for caregivers.” |
| July 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have a gas leak test on file. The operation emailed gas report.” |
| July 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR State’s note: “Several employees did not have current CPR training.” |
| July 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained State’s note: “The loose fill on the play ground was not maintained to the proper depth of nine inches for structures over five feet. The operation emailed pictures of the loose fill at the appropriate depth.” |
| July 10, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “Transportation training was unavailable for the bus driver. The operation emailed training verification for bus drivers.” |
| January 25, 2023 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent |
| January 25, 2023 | High | 746.1205(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 |
| January 23, 2023 | High | HRC42.063(a) - Reporting Incidents and Violations that threaten or impair the basic health, safety or well-being of a child State’s note: “The operation had an incident were a child wandered out of the building and did not notify licensing.” |
| January 23, 2023 | Medium | 746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not have an incident report for a child that wandered out of the building.” |
| March 2, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “An older infant was mixed with a child over an 18 month age difference.” |
| March 2, 2022 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “The center did not inform a parent of a less serious injury on the day of the incident.” |
| February 16, 2022 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “At the time of the inspection, one child did not have an allergy form signed by a health care professional.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 22, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 27, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 20, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 18, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 17, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected KIDS Montessori Academy, LLC?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does KIDS Montessori Academy, LLC have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 16: 4 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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