Little Ivies Montessori
A licensed child care center in Plano, Texas 75023
5509 Pleasant Valley Dr Ste 800, Plano, Texas 75023. (469) 573-5142.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Collin County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 21 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.
21 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on May 28, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
May 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The operation did not have their previous inspction form posted on the postings wall.”
Apr 22, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“The director and one other staff did not have current First Aid and CPR both expired on July 2025.”
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“One staff had CPR from an online source without the use of a manikin, NationalCPRFoundation.”
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
“One of the cribs was observed to have a loose sheet in it, in which the operation removed during inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“The four infants in care all had outdated feeding instructions with Juanuary dates.”
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Posting Requirements - Licensing Parent Notification Poster
“The operation did not have the required posting on how parents can notify Licensing but printed it during the inspection and posted it.”
May 28, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Through an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver tapped a child on the hands in a disciplinary manner.”
Jul 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“I reviewed three personnel records at the inspection, all three personnel had not completed the required 24 annual training hours for the last complete training year.”
23 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 3, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“The operation was one child over ratio in the infant classroom. There were 5 infants with a specified age group of 0-11 months in the classroom with one caregiver. A second caregiver came into the room with a sixth infant to come back into ratio.”
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“There was a 12 month old child in a classroom with children ages 2-5. The child was moved into the infant classroom with a caregiver.”
Jul 24, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One caregiver was observed with 6 children and a specified age group of 0-11 months. This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver was moved into the classroom.”
Jun 6, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
“Caregivers do not use highchairs for discipline. Redirection is primarily used for discipline and if needed, the time out area is a chair against the wall.”
Jan 5, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
“Five month old was obsrved sleeping in a crib with a pillow and teddy bear.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Infant feeding instructions were reviewed and observed to be last updated october 2022.”
Nov 18, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“I reviewed 3 personnel files and files were incomplete with missing documents.”
Oct 13, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“Two caregivers did not know their childrens names and date of birth when asked.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Two 2 year olds were observed in classroom without a caregiver being present.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“Cargiver was observed doing other duties such as opening the door for parents and in the kitchen area leaving her classroom unattneded.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not complete monthly fire drills for August and September.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“Operation did not have a updated gas inspection available for review.”
May 3, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation had 1 caregivers in the building without an active background check. Caregivers was observed in the classroom alone with 6 infants.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Caregiver left classroom with 5 children unattended and was out of auditorial and visual range.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“Infant classroom was observed with no teacher with 5 children in the classroom.”
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“Three month old infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device with a blanket.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“One classroom was observed to be over ratio. The infant classroom had 1 caregiver to 6 infants.”
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Designating Director
“The operation has failed to make required waiver and has not designated a qualified director.”
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Complying with Laws and Rules
“The operation is not correcting deficiencies and has been recited for the same deficiencies.”
Apr 19, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation had 2 caregivers in the building without an active background check. Caregivers were observed helping with children. Both caregivers left the building.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“Infant classroom was observed with no teacher for 1-2 minutes.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Two classrooms were observed to be over ratio. The infant classroom had 1 caregiver to 6 infants. The toddler classroom had 1 caregiver with the specified age group of 2 years old with 14 children.”
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Space Requirements - Under 18 Months of Age Separate from Older Children
“Classroom was observed to have children 14month to 5 years old with one caregiver.”
All 24 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 28, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2022 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 7, 2021.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 39 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.
- 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 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: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 647 child care providers in Collin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Little Ivies Montessori This child care provider | 8 |
| Kids Learning Center | 6 |
| Primrose School of Plano at Chase Oaks | 5 |
| Ark Adventure Preschool | 1 |
| North Custer Kindercare | 15 |
| Ms Vickies Learning Center | 1 |
| Virna C Anticona | 0 |
| Loving in Home Daycare | 0 |
| Happy Nest Childcare | 6 |
| Dora Stuart | Not given |
| Hunters Glen Baptist Clc | 0 |
| Little Learners Daycare | 24 |
| Legacy Church Preschool | 0 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 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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