Licensed child care center · public record
Little Gems Montessori
Mckinney, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 26, 2019
- Capacity
- 165 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1678073
Where
1721 Community Ave
Mckinney, TX 75071
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2024 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “In two classrooms, cleaning supplies were accessible to children. In both cases, the director and staff moved the cleaning supplies to a storage location out of reach to children.” |
| June 17, 2024 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation was notified that a child received medical treatment for an injury that occurred in care at 10:52 pm on 6/14/2024. The operation made their self-report to Child Care Regulation at 8:00 am on 6/17/2024.” |
| June 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. When a child received an accidental injury while in care, the parents were not notified of the injury until after their child was picked up from the operation.” |
| November 30, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children State’s note: “22 children ranging from 18 to 24 months were observed with 3 caregivers. The ratio is 18 to 2 or more caregivers.” |
| November 30, 2023 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation does not have a current fire inspection.” |
| December 19, 2022 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “A child did not have an emergency contact person information on file. Three children admission information did not list the address of the person that would be notified when parents cannot be reached during an emergency.” |
| December 19, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training State’s note: “A caregiver is lacking 5 clock hours for annual training year, July 2021 to July 2022. A caregiver is lacking 20 clock hours for annual training year, June 2021 to June 2022.” |
| December 19, 2022 | Medium | 746.901(6)(A) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies State’s note: “Two staff did not have documentation acknowledging that the center policies were received.” |
| December 19, 2022 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit State’s note: “A staff did not have a notarized affidavit on file.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 25, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 18, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 14, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 17, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 30, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 15, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Little Gems Montessori?
Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 17, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Gems Montessori have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 2 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 2 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.
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