King Arthur Montessori Academy

A licensed child care center in Carrollton, Texas 75010

4537 N Josey Ln, Carrollton, Texas 75010. (469) 521-0163.

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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
0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
10 inspections on record
Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: Medium High. Every month

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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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 490 child care providers in Denton County had 3.

10 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 27, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	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

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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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.

Apr 27, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits

“A cot was observed to be blocking the exit door in a classroom. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the cot from in front of the door.”

Rule 746.2909(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 27, 2026.
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“A child with an allergy had a plan signed by the parent but not a health care professional.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 1, 2026. Correction verified: May 5, 2026.

Jul 3, 2025: assessment2 deficiencies

Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

“Director needs to complete emergency preparedness, administering medication, communicable disease, physical premises safety, storing handling and disposal of hazardous materials trainings.”

Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 29, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.
Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience

“Director needs to complete 1 hour of training in management, staff supervision or leadership training.”

Rule 746.1311(f)(2). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 29, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

May 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“An infant’s bottles weren’t labeled in the refrigerator in the infant room.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2025.
Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

“Director needs to complete emergency preparedness, administering medication, communicable disease, physical premises safety, storing handling and disposal of hazardous materials trainings.”

Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.
Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights

“Parent rights need to be provided to parents.”

Rule 746.501(a)(20). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 20, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2025.
Director Annual Training - More than 5 years experience

“Director needs to complete 1 hour of training in management, staff supervision or leadership training.”

Rule 746.1311(f)(2). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2025.

8 deficiencies older than three years

Jun 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“3 out orf 10 employee training records reviewed did not have the required training topics.”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 28, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2023.

Feb 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 2, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 23, 2023.

Jan 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“There were 4 employees who were caring for children that did not have a complete background check.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2023.
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

“A child was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. This was corrected at inspection when the teacher removed the child from the restrictive device.”

Rule 746.2426. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2023.
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 7, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.
Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer

“A child was not buckled while sitting in a bucket seat. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver moved the child to another bucket seat and buckled the strap.”

Rule 746.4501(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 24, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.

Jan 20, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies

Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“A caregiver was observed pulling a toddler by the arm and then forcibly pulling them down to the ground to make them sit down.”

Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 15, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation of minimum standards was found. The operation did not report an incident to licensing that placed a child at risk.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 15, 2023. Correction verified: Feb 16, 2023.

All 14 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Apr 27, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jul 3, 2025	Assessment	2 deficiencies cited
May 13, 2025	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Jun 20, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 24, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 23, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
May 21, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
May 17, 2024	Report to the state	No violation found
May 16, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jun 7, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Feb 16, 2023	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Jan 24, 2023	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Jan 20, 2023	Report to the state	2 deficiencies cited
Jul 6, 2022	Inspection	No violation found

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 18, 2009.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 151 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.
3 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).

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.

12 of the 490 in Denton County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
King Arthur Montessori Academy This child care provider	8
Ridge Preschool	3
Sau Thi Duong	41
Rustin Preschool	2
Wisdom Academy	8
My Sprouts Academy Texas	1
Castle Montessori of Carrollton	10
Kids R Kids Castle Hills	12
Eqwa Scott	1
Small Steps Academy	2
New Song Sunshine Christian Academy	3
Brittney Sparks DBA Sparks Learning Center	0
Arabic Schoolhouse 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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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).
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).
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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