The Kids Zone Learning Center

A licensed child care center in Denton, Texas 76208

3730 E Mckinney St Ste 101, Denton, Texas 76208. (940) 218-6183.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

35 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Denton County: 3
18 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
26 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 35 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean5

Inspection (survey): A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation: What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels: Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status: Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity: The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

35 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.

26 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Oct 16, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Apr 23, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the inspection on Apr 23, 2026

15 more rated High; all are listed below.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

35 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

35 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Oct 16, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 16, 2026. Correction verified: Nov 2, 2026.
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“5/10 children’s records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 23, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 23, 2026.

May 8, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

Complying with Laws and Rules

“The emergency preparedness plan did not have all required items, including: 746.5202 (B)(D)(E)(3 A,B)(4)(5)”

Rule 746.201(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 11, 2026. Correction verified: May 15, 2026.
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“The food allergy plan was not signed by both parent and health care professional.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2026. Correction verified: May 15, 2026.
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The operation did not have an updated fire inspection that was conducted by a fire marshal.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 23, 2026.

Apr 23, 2026: inspection12 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

“2 caregivers were unaware of how many children they were caring for.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 23, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“Proper supervision was not observed when multiple school age children were allowed to go into the building from outside alone.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 23, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

“Required medical information was not available for 28 children in the AM transportation binder.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 24, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child

“Information regarding emergency telephone numbers was not available for 28 children in the AM transportation binder.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 24, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

“One vehicle did not have a required first aid kit. Two vehicles did not have all required supplies in good condition.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 24, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care

“Electronic child safety alarms were not being used in all vehicles checked during the inspection.”

Rule 746.5625(c). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 8, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Complying with Laws and Rules

“The emergency preparedness plan did not have all required items, including: 746.5202 (B)(D)(E)(3 A,B)(4)(5)”

Rule 746.201(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Sanitize Potty-Chairs

“A potty seat was observed to not have been sanitized immediately after use.”

Rule 746.3407(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 23, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“The food allergy plan was not signed by both parent and health care professional.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

“The operation did not have an updated fire inspection that was condcuted by a fire marshall.”

Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 8, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials

“One caregiver did not have the required orientation traning for handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials.”

Rule 746.1303(9). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.
Documentation of Drills

“The operation did not have documentation of all drills conducted.”

Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 8, 2026.

Feb 19, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials

“Cleaning material was founded in sink that were not locked.”

Rule 746.3407(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 19, 2026.
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

“Several classrooms had missing outlet covers.”

Rule 746.3701(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 19, 2026.

Dec 31, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the operational policies regarding release procedures of children were not followed, resulting in infants being left unsupervised.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 4, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver left the classroom for approximately 1 minute and 58 seconds.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 4, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.

Sep 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies

Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

“One of the four infants do not have updated infant feeding instructions.”

Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2025.
Required Admission Information - Date of Admission

“Seven out of ten children are missing an admission date.”

Rule 746.605(3). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 7, 2025.

Oct 3, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised

“The director is not appropriately supervising staff, as a classroom was left unattended for a period of time during naptime.”

Rule 746.1003(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2024.
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“There was no caregiver supervising nap time for approximately 30 seconds.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 17, 2024.

Sep 19, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“Staff were not properly supervising children when they were seen walking around the building.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2024.
Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date

“Operation has a piece of paper taped to an epi-pen. The Epi-pen is not in it’s original packaging.”

Rule 746.3805(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 27, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2024.
Children’s Records - Admission Information

“Operation is using out dated admission forms from 2010 that does not have a special care needs statement.”

Rule 746.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2024. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2024.

Jan 25, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.”

Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 28, 2024.

Jan 24, 2024: report to the state5 deficiencies

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“The operation did not immediately communicate to the parents’ critical information regarding an incident that placed a child at risk.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was left on a vehicle, back in September 2023.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.
Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children

“The driver of the vehicle did not conduct a name to face when the children got of the vehicle, which resulted in a child being left on a vehicle.”

Rule 746.5605(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.
AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended

“A child was left unattended in a vehicle for approximately 40 minutes.”

Rule 746.5605(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“The operation did not share an incident report with the parents.”

Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 22, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 8, 2024.

Dec 16, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

Release of Children

“The operation denied a parent to pick up their children.”

Rule 746.4101. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 13, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 1, 2024.

8 deficiencies older than three years

Oct 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“An infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer. The infant was removed from the bouncer and moved to a crib.”

Rule 746.2426(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 16, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2023.

Oct 3, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children

“The bus binders were observed and missing the following; -some bus binders were missing a list for who is being transported for the month of October, -Some bus binders were missing children’s paperwork that is required for transportation.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2023.
Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date

“There is a medication without a child name and it is unknown who it is for.”

Rule 746.3805(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2023.
Medication No Longer Used

“Two children with food allergies, have expired epiPens on file at the center.”

Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2023.
Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions

“The bus binders were observed and children’s paperwork was missing permission for the center to transport the children to and from school.”

Rule 746.605(15). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2023.

Oct 11, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“Three children with food allergies were missing the action plans and the medication.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2022.
Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“Four staff files were observed missing the following training hours for the last full year; (1)Emergency preparedness (2)Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, (3)Administering medication, (4)Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, (5)Understanding building and physical premises safety, (6)Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2022.
Children’s Records Maintained

“Ten childrens files were observed and the following is missing; Two children files are missing health care information, One childs file is missing a special care statement, Five children files are missing the parents received the operational policies, One child is missing a health statement. and Three children are missing hearing and vision.”

Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 24, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 27, 2022.

All 33 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 16, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jul 13, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
May 8, 2026	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Apr 23, 2026	Inspection	12 deficiencies cited
Apr 22, 2026	Report to the state	No violation found
Feb 19, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jan 2, 2026	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 31, 2025	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Sep 29, 2025	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
May 1, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 24, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 17, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 3, 2024	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Sep 19, 2024	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Mar 28, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Mar 8, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Feb 13, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 25, 2024	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Jan 25, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 24, 2024	Report to the state	5 deficiencies cited
Dec 20, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 16, 2023	Report to the state	1 deficiency cited
Dec 5, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 30, 2023	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 27, 2023	Inspection	No violation found
Oct 16, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Oct 3, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Dec 21, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Dec 20, 2022	Report to the state	No violation found
Oct 11, 2022	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited
Mar 10, 2022	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 15, 2021	Inspection	No violation found
Nov 5, 2021	Inspection	No violation found

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 21, 2017.
Accepts state child care subsidies.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 155 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
7 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

Not rated in Texas Rising Star.

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 490 child care providers in Denton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 35.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 490 in Denton County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Alphabest @ Shady Shores ? Lake Dallas	1
The Kids Zone Learning Center This child care provider	35
The Goddard School	1
Jamees Child Care	2
Success Omokaro	0
Bezos Academy Denton	0
Lake Dallas Isd Child Care Shady Shores Elementary	6
Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program	0
Kay’s Kids In-Home Daycare	0
Lala’s Home Daycare	0
Ridge Preschool	3
Legacy Montessori Academy	38

What the record doesn’t say

Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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