# Morning Star Academy

Morning Star Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in Bonham, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 238 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 1510 W Fm 898, Bonham, TX 75418

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 238
- License/permit: 1521952
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (903) 583-5974
- Website: morningstarlions.org
- Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: no
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1120093

## Inspection record
3 findings across 5 Texas HHSC inspections (2022-07-05 to 2026-02-13); 0 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-02-13 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-02-26: Children's Records - Admission Information: A sampling of children records were evaluated. Three children records lacked emergency care transportation. Two children's records lacked documetation of field trip permission. Two children records lacked emergency care authorization. Provided a list of the children and their missing information to the directors at inspection. (§746.603(a)(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-603-a-2))
- 2026-02-13 — Fire safety & emergency drills, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-02-26: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors: Safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors was not available for review at inspection. These are kept on file electronically and the computer was down. (§746.801(10); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-801-10))
- 2026-02-13 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2026-02-26: Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights: The operational policies were evaluated. The policies lacked the Parents Rights. (§746.501(a)(20); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-501-a-20))

## Nearby programs
- [Lolli and Pops Early Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1537559) — 3.06 km, capacity 41
- [Milo and Mjs Activity Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1463824) — 3.27 km, capacity 65
- [Footsteps & Fingerprints](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1515820) — 3.53 km, capacity 146

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1120093 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1120093
- us_census_geocoder record 1510 W FM 898|BONHAM|TX|75418 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1521952 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1521952
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-95e8.665h.jchu (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1521952

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1120093 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.