Four Seasons Early Learning Academy
A licensed child care center in Hickory Creek, Texas 75065
1001 Point Vista Rd, Hickory Creek, Texas 75065. (940) 279-4484.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Denton County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 21, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jan 8, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the report to the state on Jan 8, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 21, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child with a food allergy is missing the action plan.”
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Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies
“Ten staff files were missing that they have not signed off on receiving the operational policies.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Three staff were missing a notarized affidavit.”
Jan 8, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The operation did not use good judgement when they left details out when telling the parents about the incident.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“The operation did not check the bottles to make sure the label stayed on the bottle preventing the infant from choking.”
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AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
“The operation did not report to Licensing that a child choked and threw up blood.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 4, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“The operations’ loose fill is decomposed throughout the use zones and did not meet the required 6 inches of loose fill.”
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Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used
“The operation has not been maintaining menus for the last three months.”
Dec 15, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - According to Label Directions
“The operation has been administering medication that exceed label directions and do not have a physicians note.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
“Two caregivers that have been employeed for over 90 days do not have the required 24 hours pre-service traning.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Two caregivers at the operation do not have CPR/First Aid that meet guidelines.”
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Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
“The operation does not have a food allergy plan for one child in care with an known food allergy.”
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Medication Authorization - Parent May Not Authorize in Excess of Label Directions or Child’s Health-Care Professional Directions
“The operation has mediation authorization forms that signed by parents that exceed label directions and authorization forms for mediation not to be used by “said” age group.”
Feb 3, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“On 02/02/2022, the mini-tots classroom was out of ratio for forty-five minutes during naptime. There were nine children in care and one caregiver in charge. The specified age group was twelve to seventeen months.”
Jan 18, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was strapped in an infant swing sleeping at naptime.”
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Diapering Procedures - Caregiver’s Hands Washed
“A substitute caregiver hired from a child care temporary employment agency, did not wash their hands after changing an infant’s diaper.”
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Diapering Procedures - Wash Infant’s Hands
“A substitute caregiver hired from a temporary employment agency, did not wash an infant’s hands after changing their diaper.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 14, 2020.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 234 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.
- 5 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 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Alphabest @ Lake Dallas ? Lake Dallas | 4 |
| Childrens Learning Station | 1 |
| Sarah Brattain | 8 |
| Four Seasons Early Learning Academy This child care provider | 6 |
| Primrose School of Hickory Creek | 2 |
| Footprints Preschool | 1 |
| The Learning Experience | 2 |
| Seasons Preschool | 1 |
| Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program | 0 |
| Kay’s Kids In-Home Daycare | 0 |
| Lala’s Home Daycare | 0 |
| Ridge Preschool | 3 |
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).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
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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).
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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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