Kinwest Montessori Academy
A licensed child care center in Irving, Texas 75063
1009 Kinwest Pkwy, Irving, Texas 75063. (972) 401-8311.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 12 inspections on record
- Not star-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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 3, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jun 26, 2026
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 3, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jul 18, 2024
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
16 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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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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.
Jun 26, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was evaluated in regards to an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver was grabbing a child’s arms and hands to restrain them.”
Jun 3, 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
“A child was left unsupervised in a classroom for approximately 7 minutes.”
Jul 18, 2024: inspection14 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Lysol spray was on a shelf that was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver moved the Lysol to an area that was not accessible to children.”
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Employment affidavit regarding inappropriate relationship with minor
“2 out of 10 employee’s records reviewed did not have the preemployment affidavit on file.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“5 out of 10 employee’s records reviewed did not have 24 hours of annual training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
“2 out of 2 director’s files reviewed did not have 30 hours of annual training.”
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“A child in a bouncer was not properly strapped in. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver removed the child from the bouncer.”
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Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets
“The sheet in one of the playyards was not tight fitting. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregiver changed the sheet using a tight fitting sheet.”
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Diaper Changing Steps-Supplies Kept Out of Child’s Reach
“Diaper creams were accessible to children in 3 classrooms. This was corrected at the inspection when the caregivers for each class moved the diaper creams out of the reach of children.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“Medication for a child at the operation was not in the original container.”
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Storage for Individual Belongings
“Several classrooms did not have the individual storage space labeled with the child’s name.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months
“Monthly playground checks were not recorded as required for the past 3 months.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies did not include the promotion of indoor and outdoor play, vaccine preventable diseases for employees or procedures for supporting inclusive services.”
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Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
“10 out of 10 children’s records reviewed did not have admission information required for water activities.”
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Required documentation for Vision and Hearing Screening Requirement
“1 out of 10 children’s records reviewed did not vision and hearing screening on file.”
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Required Personnel Records - TB Test
“4 out of 10 employee’s records reviewed did not have a TB test.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Jul 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Caregiver was present in the classroom alone with children with no background check. This was corrected at inspection.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“3 staff had expired CPR/First Aid certificates.”
Aug 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“Cleaning products were accessible to children in a classroom. This was corrected by the caregiver moving the cleaning products so the children could not reach them.”
Nov 29, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“A caregiver inappropriately disciplined a child.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Inspection | 14 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 24, 2011.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 287 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Kinwest Montessori Academy This child care provider | 16 |
| New Age Montessori | 3 |
| Jhansi Solasa | Not given |
| Bluebonnet Montessori | 11 |
| YMCA @ Canyon Ranch | 2 |
| Ibloom Montessori | 12 |
| The Children’s Courtyard | 7 |
| Kinderranch | 12 |
| Jyothi Yennam | 23 |
| Jung Sook Han | 3 |
| Lionheart Childrens Academy at Mcarthur Blvd | 18 |
| YMCA @ Landry Carrollton-Fb | 0 |
| YMCA @ Freeman Carrollton-Fb | 4 |
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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