Pinnacle Montessori of Forney
A licensed child care center in Forney, Texas 75126
613 Ridgecrest Rd, Forney, Texas 75126. (972) 736-7224.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kaufman County: 1
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Kaufman County had 1.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter, at the inspection on May 13, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height, at the inspection on Apr 9, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Sep 23, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“A group of children under two years of age were observed watching a screen, which is prohibited for children under two years of age.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“The operation did not ensure that two children were properly secured in their high chair.”
Aug 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
“During the investigation, it was determined that the operation allowed children to watch television in the conference room during the end-of-day pickup period.”
Aug 12, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“The infants were not buckled in their bucket seats at the table while being fed.”
May 13, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
“The operation allowed a person to be present at the operation after the CBCU notified the operation that the person is ineligible to be present. The person left during the inspection.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“At the time of the inspection, nine infant mattresses had tears.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child with a food allery did not have an allegy plan signed by a health care professional.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“At the time of the inspection, one caregiver did not have current transportation safety training and one did not have current FA and CPR training.”
Apr 9, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 4 through 7 years of age, outgrown weight or height limit of seat and less than 4 feet, 9 inches in height
“At the time of the inspection, the operation did not have any booster seats. Booster seats were purchased and observed during at the inspection.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 3, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 211 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.
- 4 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 83 child care providers in Kaufman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Montessori of Forney This child care provider | 9 |
| Eangee Anderson | 1 |
| Janel Lapp | Not given |
| Smart Start Montessori School | 12 |
| April Hicks | 10 |
| Christy Marie Hardy | 0 |
| Primrose School of Forney at Gateway | 17 |
| The Goddard School of Forney | 10 |
| Heartland Home Daycare | 11 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of Forney | 15 |
| Dunkin Academy of Forney | 13 |
| Sonia Moore | 0 |
| Jenny Powell | 7 |
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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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