Child Care Concepts, Inc. DBA Octopus Garden Preschool
A licensed child care center in Richardson, Texas 75081
1075 Executive Dr E, Richardson, Texas 75081. (972) 234-6286.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 11 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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 7, 2026: no violation found.
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 Dec 14, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2023. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Dec 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“The operation allowed a caregiver to care for children before receiving a background check determination of Eligible, Provisional Eligibility with Conditions, or Eligible with Conditions. The caregiver left during the inspection.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
May 19, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
“Loose fill on the back playground was not maintained the proper depth.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The gas leak inspection was pass due.”
Jan 6, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“Upon review of records; two caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
“Several plastic toys and structures on the playground were broken and had exposed edges. The director removed the items from the playground and threw them away.”
Jan 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The playground needs more surfacing in the fall zones.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 17, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 15, 2000.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 97 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 986 child care providers in Dallas County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Child Care Concepts, Inc. DBA Octopus Garden Preschool This child care provider | 1 |
| Richardson Isd- Richardson Terrace Elementary | 5 |
| Richardson Isd Dartmouth Elementary | 2 |
| Flamingo Island Preschool LLC | 3 |
| May Albedd | 0 |
| Richardson Isd Mst Magnet School | 0 |
| Little Disciples Early Learning | 0 |
| Rising Stars Academy | 4 |
| Care Child Development Center | 3 |
| A Bright Beginning Private School | 3 |
| Nam Thi Tran | 0 |
| Bluebonnet Learning Center | 7 |
| Thelma Henshaw | 23 |
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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