The Preschool Academy
A licensed child care center in Lavon, Texas 75166
201 Main St, Lavon, Texas 75166. (469) 848-5988.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Collin County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- Not rated 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 3, 2026: no violation found.
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 Jun 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on May 7, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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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.
Jun 5, 2026: 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
“This rule was evaluated with regard to the investigation and a deficiency was found. Based on the information gathered, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised in the playground area.”
May 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
“Large bodies of standing water surround the playground area due to excessive rain. The area is not draining properly.”
Jul 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The operation did not have the required Gas Inspection Report.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 6, 2024.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 114 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.
- 2 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 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Tamiko Rene Simmons | 7 |
| The Preschool Academy This child care provider | 3 |
| Arka Montessori of Lavon | 5 |
| Education Station Academy | 4 |
| Fountain Park Kindercare | 9 |
| Childrens Lighthouse of Panther Creek | 25 |
| Plano Isd - Employee Child Care at Mendenhall | 0 |
| Kids Learning Center | 6 |
| Alphabest @ Harrison- Wylie | 0 |
| Alphabest @ Davis- Wylie | 0 |
| Alphabest @ Draper-Wylie | 0 |
| YMCA at Comstock Elementary | 9 |
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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