Pinnacle Montessori of Sachse
A licensed child care center in Sachse, Texas 75048
4225 Miles Rd., Sachse, Texas 75048. (972) 698-4204.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. Texas’s own record is on its child care search.
The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 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?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 19, 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 Apr 21, 2026
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 Apr 17, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Oct 3, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Aug 19, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
-
CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“Seven out of ten staff records reviewed did not have CPR training that included practicing on a manikin in person.”
-
Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
“Outlets were not covered in four classrooms where children younger than five years were present.”
Apr 21, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
-
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One staff member was present with a pending background check.”
Apr 17, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
-
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“I observed two caregivers present in the classroom without an active background check.”
-
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“I observed the infant class with 5 babies and 1 caregiver. The specified age group of the class was 0-11months, leaving the class 1 baby over ratio. This was corrected at inspection when one infant was moved to a different class.”
-
Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
“An infant child was put in a class where the oldest child exceeded 18 months older than them.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
-
Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
“Twocaregivers did not have current CPR/First Aid Training.”
Oct 3, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
-
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation has not had their annual fire inspection which was due 7/14/2024.”
-
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“According to documentation the opertaion has not conducted a fire drill since 7/3/2024.”
-
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“Cots in three classrooms were not labeled, staff did label cots with names at inspection.”
-
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“One staff did not have a notorized affidavit.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 24, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
-
Exceeding Maximum Group Size - 18 Mons - 4 Years (30 mins)
“The operation was observed mixing children ages 18 months to four years for an hour with no special activity being conducted.”
Jun 13, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
-
Children’s Records Maintained
“The operation did not have immunization records, emergency contact, release information or parent signature for admission for a child in care at the operation.”
Nov 10, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
-
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“I observed three teachers in the classroom without an active background check. Caregivers left the operation.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 28, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 231 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.
- 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 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 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Nguyet Bich Nguyen | 3 |
| By the Barnyard Gate | 6 |
| Tammies Tots | 1 |
| Pinnacle Montessori of Sachse This child care provider | 11 |
| Pathways Learning Academy at Chase Oaks Woodbridge | 5 |
| Little Blessings Childcare and Preschool of Sachse | 20 |
| Melissa Thomas | Not given |
| Little Hearts Daycare | 0 |
| Elaine Montoya | 0 |
| Gam Hong Pham | 2 |
| Saint Christopher Montessori | 11 |
| Legacy Kids Academy | 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
-
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).
-
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).
-
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).
-
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Texas HHSC or Texas Workforce Commission. Texas’s own record is on its child care search. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.