Shining Stars Montessori
A licensed child care center in McKinney, Texas 75070
5450 Collin Mckinney Pkwy, McKinney, Texas 75070. (469) 410-7600.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 17 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Collin County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 17 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?
17 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 11, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
15 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 9, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“A caregiver does not have current pediatric first aid training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“A caregiver does not have current pediatric CPR training.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Essential Documentation
“The emergency preparedness plan did not include procedures for evacuating with essential documentation such as parent contact information and emergency medical authorization for each child that would be present during an emergency evacuation. Have this information prevent posing a child at risk and providing parent notification.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Essential Documentation
“The emergency preparedness plan did not include procedures for evacuating with essential documentation such as parent contact information and emergency medical authorization for each child that would be present during an emergency evacuation. Have this information prevent posing a child at risk and providing parent notification.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
“The current health inspection report was not available.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“Four caregivers annual training certificates were not available for CCR to review.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Three caregivers did not have a pre-affidavit of employment on file.”
Aug 1, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Based on the interviews with the staff, parent, child witness, the victim, and the video, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated. A young child found a small round object in the gym and placed the small round object in their nose. The young child received treatment from a health care professional to retrieve the small object out of the young child’s nostril.”
Oct 28, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
“A child in a primary classroom was asleep on their cot placed in front of the back door. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver moved the child to a different area in the room.”
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Adequate Lighting During Naptime
“A primary classroom had a curtain hanging over the window causing the room not to have adequeate light in the classroom during naptime.This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the curtain from the window.”
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Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
“A classroom reduced the ratio by 50% with a 12 month old present in the group ranging from 12 to 24 months. The ratio was 9 to 1. Ratios during nap time can only be reduced by 50% for children 18 months and older in a group. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when a second teacher was placed in the classroom to supervise the children.”
Oct 16, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
“A classroom reduced the ratio by 50% with a 12 month old present in the group ranging from 12 to 24 months. The ratio was 10 to 1. Ratios during nap time can only be reduced by 50% for children 18 months and older in a group. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when a second teacher was placed in the classroom to supervise 10 children ranging from 12 to 24 months.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Posts Marked to Proper Depth
“The equipment support post were not marked to ensure the surfacing is maintained at the appropropriate depth.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A child did not have a health statement on file. The health statement validate that the child has been examined by a health care professional and is health to participate in a child care program.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“A child did not have shot records on file.”
Nov 13, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director completed 15.5 hours of annual training.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“Three of the four infants had current feeding schedules. This was corrected at inspection when the parent emailed a copy of the missing feeding schedule for the one infant who did not have a current feeding schedule.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Mar 22, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. After review of the video footage from the date and time of the allegation, it was determined that the caregiver did somewhat hit or smack the child on his side leg before picking him up and taking over the sink. At the time of the investigation inspection compliance had already been met, as the caregiver was dismissed immediately following the incident the day before. A new caregiver is now present in the classroom and additional training has been provided to the caregivers.”
Dec 15, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The school’s last fire inspection by a local fire marshal with the City of McKinney was on 6/23/21. No other fire inspection has been conducted at the center at this time.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“At the time of inspection, two children did not have their most current immunization records on file for review, according to the age.”
Jun 22, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“At the time of inspection the playground area where the slide/climb play structure is located has rubber mulch that below the required 6 inches for the height of the structure.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 2, 2021.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 100 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.
- 6 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?
- 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 647 child care providers in Collin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 17.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Shining Stars Montessori This child care provider | 17 |
| YMCA at Comstock Elementary | 9 |
| The Learning Experience | 18 |
| Psa Mckinney | 0 |
| Heartland Montessori Academy | 5 |
| Mckinney Academy | 13 |
| Xplor | 7 |
| Revathi Potluri | 9 |
| Childrens Lighthouse of Mckinney | 23 |
| The Academy at Craig Ranch | 43 |
| Naushaba Alam | Not given |
| Auntie Audreys House | 0 |
| Laura Vargas | 8 |
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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