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Little Gems Montessori

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolUp to 165 children

1721 Community Ave, Mckinney, TX 75071

Safety record

9 findings across 15 inspections

6 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.

Staff qualifications & clearancesHigh riskCorrectedOct 29, 2024
Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: 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.
Supervision & ratiosMedium riskCorrectedJun 17, 2024
Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries: 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.
Supervision & ratiosMedium-high riskCorrected

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Texas HHSC inspections, report investigations and assessments since October 2017, updated daily.

Date	Inspection	Result	Evidence
Sep 17, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Jul 31, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Jun 25, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified
Mar 27, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Oct 29, 2024	§746.3407(12) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: 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.
Jun 17, 2024	§746.307(c) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries: 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.
Jun 17, 2024	§746.305(a)(2) Supervision & ratios	Medium-high risk	Corrected	AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization: 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.
Nov 30, 2023	§746.1609 Supervision & ratios	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children: 22 children ranging from 18 to 24 months were observed with 3 caregivers. The ratio is 18 to 2 or more caregivers.
Nov 30, 2023	§746.5101(a) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation does not have a current fire inspection.
Dec 19, 2022	§746.1301(5)(A) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training: 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.
Dec 19, 2022	§746.605(6) Fire safety & emergency drills	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: 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.
Dec 19, 2022	§746.901(4) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-low risk	Corrected	Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit: A staff did not have a notarized affidavit on file.
Dec 19, 2022	§746.901(6)(A) Supervision & ratios	Medium risk	Corrected	Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies: Two staff did not have documentation acknowledging that the center policies were received.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Oct 29, 2024

§746.3407(12)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children: 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.

Jun 17, 2024

§746.307(c)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries: 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.

Jun 17, 2024

§746.305(a)(2)

Supervision & ratios

Medium-high risk

Corrected

AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization: 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.

Nov 30, 2023

§746.1609

Supervision & ratios

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children: 22 children ranging from 18 to 24 months were observed with 3 caregivers. The ratio is 18 to 2 or more caregivers.

Nov 30, 2023

§746.5101(a)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months: The operation does not have a current fire inspection.

Dec 19, 2022

§746.1301(5)(A)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training: 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.

Dec 19, 2022

§746.605(6)

Fire safety & emergency drills

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact: 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.

Dec 19, 2022

§746.901(4)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-low risk

Corrected

Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit: A staff did not have a notarized affidavit on file.

Dec 19, 2022

§746.901(6)(A)

Supervision & ratios

Medium risk

Corrected

Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies: Two staff did not have documentation acknowledging that the center policies were received.

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Mckinney Early Head Start Mckinney, 75070	Child care center	—	48	No records	—	1.2 km
Discovery Learning Center Mckinney, 75069corrective action	Child care center	—	150	No records	—	1.5 km
The Learning Experience Mckinney, 75071	Child care center	—	195	No records	—	1.7 km
Our Savior Lutheran Church Mckinney, 75071	Child care center	—	300	No records	—	1.8 km
Spanish Schoolhouse Mckinney Mckinney, 75071	Child care center	—	135	No records	—	1.8 km
Mckinney Academy Mckinney, 75070	Child care center	—	85	No records	—	1.8 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1311879	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	1721 COMMUNITY AVE\|MCKINNEY\|…	location Census Geocoder Non_Exact match: 1721 COMMUNITY BLVD, MCKINNEY, TX, 75071	Corroborated	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	1678073	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Mar 1, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825996		Verified	Sep 17, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825995		Verified	Jul 31, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825994		Verified	Jun 25, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825993		Verified	Mar 27, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905825992		Verified	Sep 30, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

Little Gems Montessori

9 findings across 15 inspections

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Little Gems Montessori

9 findings across 15 inspections

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