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Willow Montessori Academy

Licensed & activeAges Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, SchoolUp to 20 children

2404 Empire Central, Dallas, TX 75235

Safety record

7 findings across 15 inspections

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

OtherHigh riskCorrectedOct 24, 2025
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: 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.
Facilities & equipmentMedium-high riskCorrectedSep 17, 2025
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.: 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.
Supervision & ratiosMedium-low riskCorrected

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Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Sep 10, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Nov 13, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Oct 27, 2025	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Oct 24, 2025	Investigation of a report (self-reported)	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Oct 24, 2025	§746.2805(1) Other	High risk	Corrected	Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: 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.
Sep 17, 2025	§746.4907(a)(2) Facilities & equipment	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.: 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.
Sep 17, 2025	§746.901(4) Supervision & ratios	Medium-low risk	Corrected	Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985): 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.
Dec 1, 2023	§746.5401 Other	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: The center does not have a current gas inspection as required. The inspection was due in 5/2023,
Dec 1, 2023	§746.3401(a) Sanitation & hygiene	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Annual Sanitation Inspection: The center does not have a current sanitation inspection as required. The inspection was due by 2/2023
Apr 18, 2022	§746.1203(4) Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: 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.
Jan 7, 2022	§746.4907(a)(2) Facilities & equipment	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.: 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.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Oct 24, 2025

§746.2805(1)

Other

High risk

Corrected

Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment: 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.

Sep 17, 2025

§746.4907(a)(2)

Facilities & equipment

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.: 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.

Sep 17, 2025

§746.901(4)

Supervision & ratios

Medium-low risk

Corrected

Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985): 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.

Dec 1, 2023

§746.5401

Other

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: The center does not have a current gas inspection as required. The inspection was due in 5/2023,

Dec 1, 2023

§746.3401(a)

Sanitation & hygiene

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Annual Sanitation Inspection: The center does not have a current sanitation inspection as required. The inspection was due by 2/2023

Apr 18, 2022

§746.1203(4)

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: 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.

Jan 7, 2022

§746.4907(a)(2)

Facilities & equipment

Medium-high risk

Corrected

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Youth Conversion @ Biomedical Preparatory Dallas, 75235	School-age program	—	220	No records	—	0.9 km
My Small Wonders #318 Dallas, 75235	Child care center	—	193	No records	—	1.3 km
Highland Park United Methodist Day School Dallas, 75205	Child care center	—	247	No records	—	1.4 km
Hope Day School Dallas, 75235	Child care center	—	168	No records	—	1.6 km
Alc Early Care and Education Centers Dallas, 75209	Child care center	—	75	No records	—	1.8 km
Kce Champions LLC @ Onesimo Hernandez Dallas, 75235	School-age program	—	100	No records	—	1.8 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	1333855	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	2404 EMPIRE CENTRAL\|DALLAS\|T…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 2404 EMPIRE CENTRAL, DALLAS, TX, 75235	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	1693202	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Jun 2, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905833150		Verified	Sep 10, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905833149		Verified	Nov 13, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905833148		Verified	Oct 27, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905935545		Verified	Oct 24, 2025	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905833147		Verified	Sep 17, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

Willow Montessori Academy

7 findings across 15 inspections

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Willow Montessori Academy

7 findings across 15 inspections

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