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Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester

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

19 state inspections, last 2 years
33 deficiencies on the state’s summary
26 high or medium-high risk
August 11, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued May 7, 2024
Capacity
114 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
1785550

Where

475 Old Dorchester
Sherman, TX 75092

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 13
  • Medium-high 13
  • Medium 6
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

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. Showing the newest 25 of 33.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
June 4, 2026Medium High746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
State’s note: “Not enough loose fill material was present. The dirt ground could be seen around the slide area. Loose fill material was not at appropriate depth. There was grass and weeds growing in the loose fill on the playground.”
July 3, 2026
April 21, 2026High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in March 2025.”
May 29, 2026
April 21, 2026High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “During an inspection, a caregiver was observed to be present prior to a background check being entered through the online provider portal. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.”
April 23, 2026
November 17, 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 during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Video footage was obtained in which a caregiver was seen leaving a child in a room unsupervised for more than two minutes. Video footage also showed that another child entered a room unsupervised for less than one minute before being discovered by a caregiver.”
December 16, 2025
November 17, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's management did not report to CCR that a child was left unsupervised in a room.”
December 16, 2025
November 17, 2025Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the child's parent within 48 hours of the incident occurring.”
December 16, 2025
November 17, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's staff did not inform the parent that the child had been left in a room unsupervised.”
December 16, 2025
October 24, 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: “During the inspection the three year old and two year old classes were obesred playing outside on the playground. During this time two children were observed coming out of an empty classroom and onto the playground to join their class unsupervised.”
October 24, 2025
September 10, 2025Medium High746.3317 - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
State’s note: “Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that food was not kept safe and sanitary during lunch time when children were allowed to take and eat food off of other children's plates and drink out of the water bottles of other children.”
October 9, 2025
September 10, 2025Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a caregiver attempted to force a child to sleep by placing a blanket over a child's head.”
October 9, 2025
September 10, 2025Medium High746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating
State’s note: “Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate breakfast without washing their hands. The same group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate lunch without washing their hands. The same group of children did not wash their hands pri…”
October 9, 2025
September 10, 2025Medium High746.3415(2) - Employee Handwashing Before Feeding a Child
State’s note: “Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed caregivers serving breakfast, lunch, and snack to children without washing their hands.”
October 9, 2025
September 10, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver grabbed the arms of a child and pulled the child down onto a nap cot during naptime, grabbed a child's hand after the child banged on a table, and grabbed the arm of a child”
October 9, 2025
September 2, 2025High745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
State’s note: “During the inspection a person was present and caring for children in the infant classroom with an inactive background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was sent home for the day.”
At the inspection
July 22, 2025High745.621(a)(1) - Initial background checks submitted - At the time you submit your application
State’s note: “During the inspection a person was present and caring for children without an active background check.”
July 22, 2025
July 21, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The infant and toddler classrooms were out of ratio.”
August 19, 2025
May 19, 2025Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver in charge of a group of children in which one child required CPR, was not CPR certified.”
At the inspection
May 19, 2025Medium746.701(1) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share a copy of an incident report with the parent within two days of the incident occurring.”
June 27, 2025
May 1, 2025Medium746.801(19) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System
State’s note: “During the inspection child daily tracking logs were not available for review. This was corrected during the inspection when the director created child tracking logs and distributed them to each classroom.”
At the inspection
May 1, 2025Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “The center director's CPR training certificate expired in March 2025”
May 22, 2025
March 27, 2025High746.2427(a) - AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. During the investigation staff stated that infants are placed on their stomachs to sleep.”
April 25, 2025
February 24, 2025Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023.”
March 14, 2025
January 7, 2025High745.621(a)(7) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
State’s note: “The designated person in charge of the operation during the time of inspection was present without an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the staff member left the facility.”
At the inspection
December 10, 2024Medium High746.311(a) - AP Parental Notification of Deficiency as described in 746.309 within 5 Days
State’s note: “The Notification of Safe Sleep Deficiency form 2970 was due to be sent out to all parents by 11/26/24. However this notification was not sent out to parents until 12/05/24.”
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023.”
February 28, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester?

Texas HHSC's file lists 19 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 11, 2026. 15 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 33: 13 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 6 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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