Licensed child care center · public record
Primrose School of Forney at Gateway
Forney, 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 April 23, 2020
- Capacity
- 239 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
- 1699156
Where
1451 Whaley Dr
Forney, TX 75126
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 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 State’s note: “A child was left unsupervised on the playground.” |
| October 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “One caregiver had a Basic life CPR certificate instead of a CPR training that included child or pediatric rescue training.” |
| October 21, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “5 of the 10 staff files reviewed did not have notorized affidavits.” |
| October 21, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “One caregiver and the director had an online CPR certificate that did not have a hands on practice portion for the training as required.” |
| July 29, 2024 | 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 State’s note: “Children were climbing over a rail on the playground and jumping off the equipment. The 2 caregivers did not intervene to stop the children from jumping. A child was later seriously injured from this action.” |
| July 29, 2024 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A staff person had been present at the operation without an active background check.” |
| July 29, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Two caregivers did not follow the operation's policy for playground supervision by sitting at a picnic table and not scanning the playground and circulating around the area” |
| July 29, 2024 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as a result of a DFPS investigation and was found to be deficient. A child in care at the operation was neglected.” |
| July 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.307(b)(1) - AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The operation sent an incident report with limited information to the parent, but did not contact the parent to inform the parent of the child's change in mobility and crying with injury.” |
| June 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.615(a) - Exemptions for Immunization Requirements Must Meet Criteria Specified by DSHS State’s note: “The operation did not accept a child's state immunization exemption affidavit.” |
| April 29, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “1 caregiver did not have a current CPR/First Aid certficate.” |
| February 21, 2024 | 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 State’s note: “A caregiver left a child outside on the outdoor playground alone. The child was outside approximately 11 minutes. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual awareness of the child.” |
| February 21, 2024 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as a result of a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient a child in the care at the operation was neglected at the operation.” |
| February 21, 2024 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “A caregiver was not competent in following the operational procedures for account for children during transitions. The caregiver marked a child as in the room when the child was not in the room. This let to the child being unsupervised outside.” |
| January 12, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection the most recent one was dated on 10/11/2022.” |
| January 12, 2024 | Medium High | 746.5405 - Documentation of Gas Leak Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have a current gas leak test on file for review.” |
| January 11, 2024 | 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 |
| May 2, 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 State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A child was found unsupervised on a playground.” |
| March 23, 2023 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “The operation did not notify CCR timely when a child needed medical attention.” |
| October 6, 2022 | High | 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “A caregiver yelled and talked aggressively to children as a form of discipline.” |
| October 6, 2022 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Pinching, Shaking, or Biting State’s note: “A caregiver pinched/grabbed a child's neck as a form of discipline. This act led to bruising to the child's neck.” |
| October 6, 2022 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “The operation did not report to licensing a situation in which a child was disciplined inappropriately and was possible abuse.” |
| October 6, 2022 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “A child was abuse while in care at the operation.” |
| March 15, 2022 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A caregiver was present assisting a classroom without a cleared background check. The caregiver left the operation at the time of inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- August 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 15, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 25, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 23, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 19, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 12, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 29, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 5, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Primrose School of Forney at Gateway?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 4, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Primrose School of Forney at Gateway have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 24: 16 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 1 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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