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Willow Montessori Academy

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
7 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
September 10, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 28, 2020
Capacity
20 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 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
1693202

Where

2404 Empire Central
Dallas, TX 75235

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 0
  • 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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 24, 2025High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during an investigation and was determined to be deficient. A review of video surveillance footage revealed that a caregiver hit a child across the head.”
November 6, 2025
September 17, 2025Medium Low746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
State’s note: “One staff file was missing the required Affidavit (Form 2985), which is a sworn statement confirming the employee has been informed that a fingerprint-based criminal history check is required, consents to the check, and understands they cannot work unsupervised with children until cleared.”
September 24, 2025
September 17, 2025Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “An outdoor structure that consisted of a slide and climbing that measured over 5 feet, did not have the required 9 inches of loose-fill. There was not sufficient enough loose-fill around the structure to rake in place at the time of the inspection.”
October 3, 2025
December 1, 2023Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The center does not have a current sanitation inspection as required. The inspection was due by 2/2023”
January 22, 2024
December 1, 2023Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The center does not have a current gas inspection as required. The inspection was due in 5/2023,”
December 15, 2023
April 18, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
State’s note: “During naptime, staff from the two toddler rooms are allowed to go to lunch at the same time leaving the children without a caregiver in either room. Instead of having staff in the rooms, the center was relying on the surveillance system to monitor the children in the front of the building.”
April 28, 2022
January 7, 2022Medium High746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
State’s note: “An outdoor structure that consisted of a slide and climbing that measured over 5 feet, did not have the required 9 inches of loose-fill. There was not sufficient enough loose-fill around the structure to rake in place at the time of the inspection.”
February 7, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Willow Montessori Academy?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 10, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Willow Montessori Academy have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 7: 2 high-risk, 4 medium-high-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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