Prep Montessori Academy
A licensed child care center in Garland, Texas 75040
1951 Pleasant Valley Rd, Garland, Texas 75040. (214) 647-1234.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 12, 2026: no violation found.
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 report to the state on Apr 25, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“This rule was evaluated with regard to the investigation and a deficiency was found. Based on the information gathered, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised in the playground area for about 1 to 2 minutes.”
Jan 19, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not enter the number of employees left in 2023 in a timely manner.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 28, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Caregiver did not have self-control while children were present, caregiver yelled at other staff in front of children.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Caregiver left two children in the bathroom unattended with the lights off for an unknown amount of time.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Operation did not notify licensing when leaving two children in the bathroom in the dark unattended for an unknown amount of time.”
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Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
“Caregiver did not notify parents after children were left alone in the bathroom with the lights off for an unknown amount of time.”
Aug 15, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“The director did not have evidence of being routinley present at the operation.”
May 3, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Documentation that Crib Meets Applicable Federal Rules
“The operation does not have documentation for the cribs. All documentation on the cribs have been removed.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
“Cribs were observed with mattresses that do not fit the crib properly.”
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Installation of Unitary Surfacing Materials - to Manufacturer’s Specifications
“The operation unitary surfacing has not been maintained as instructed.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
“The operation did not have a updated fire inspection available for review. Last inspection was conducted on 3/11/22.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“I reviewed infant feeding instructions that were not updated.”
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Required Personnel Records
“I reviwed 4 personnel files that were missing, affidavits, Background check letters, HS diploma, First Aid/CPR.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 4, 2017.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 143 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 3 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 986 child care providers in Dallas County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Happy Days School | 0 |
| Lighthouse Bilingual Academy | 0 |
| Tien Thi Kim Dinh | 1 |
| Prep Montessori Academy This child care provider | 2 |
| Nieves Leticia Montoya | 0 |
| Mount Hebron Dcc | 1 |
| Latoya Dashe White | 0 |
| Primrose School of Firewheel | 3 |
| Launchpad Learning Center | 5 |
| Joyce Miller | Not given |
| Kristi Young | 0 |
| Bumblebee Little School | 1 |
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
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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