Childrens Courtyard
A licensed child care center in Flower Mound, Texas 75028
2501 Morriss Rd, Flower Mound, Texas 75028. (972) 539-1764.
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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 Denton County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on May 23, 2025
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 May 20, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device, at the inspection on Sep 9, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. Most serious: 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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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.
Aug 8, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Animals at Center - Children Not Allowed to Play with Unfamiliar Animals
“This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined during the investigation that children were interacting and playing with a monkey that was brought to the operation.”
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Animals - Notify Parents in Writing
“This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. The operation failed to notify all parents in writing before having a monkey present at the operation.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - 2 Caregivers
“The school age room was obsvered to have 2 caregivers to 50 children.”
May 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver did not know how many kids she had in the room.”
May 20, 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
“A child was alone in the bathroom for 22 minutes and caregivers were not aware.”
Sep 9, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“A 5 month old infant was observed sleeping in a restictive device.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A child’s hands were not washed after their diaper was changed.”
Aug 15, 2024: 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
“A child was left outside unsupervised.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 19, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on a preponderance of evidence, it was determined that a caregiver used prohibited punishment with a child in care. The child was spanked on the bottom with an open hand, and then roughly placed into time out.”
Mar 17, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and found to be in violation of minimum standards. The caregiver reported she did not know the children were in the relaxation room.”
All 29 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 5, 1996.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 212 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.
- 10 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 490 child care providers in Denton County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Janet Albracht | 4 |
| Kids R Kids | 2 |
| Trietsch Enrichment Center | 0 |
| Lamb of God Early Childhood | 3 |
| Kids R Kids of North Flower Mound | 5 |
| Holly Williams | Not given |
| Kla School of Flower Mound | 11 |
| Primrose School of NE Flower Mound | 4 |
| Lisd Summer Day Camp | 1 |
| Childrens Courtyard This child care provider | 8 |
| Theresa Shelton | 2 |
| Shelly Cooper | 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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