ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Willow Montessori Academy

2404 EMPIRE CENTRAL, DALLAS, TX 75235

License #1693202 | Expires: Jan 28, 2020

Day Care Center
Type
48
Capacity
15
Inspections
7
Violations

Compliance Summary

2
Critical
4
Serious
0
Moderate
1
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Nov 13, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 27, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 24, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 17, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Nov 4, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 1, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Nov 6, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 18, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 3, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 21, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 18, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Feb 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 7, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Mar 4, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Critical Corrected

This standard was evaluated during an investigation and was determined to be deficient. A review of video surveillance footage revealed that a caregiver hit a child across the head.

Corrected: Nov 6, 2025

Serious Corrected

An outdoor structure that consisted of a slide and climbing that measured over 5 feet, did not have the required 9 inches of loose-fill. There was not sufficient enough loose-fill around the structure to rake in place at the time of the inspection.

Corrected: Oct 3, 2025

Minor Corrected

One staff file was missing the required Affidavit (Form 2985), which is a sworn statement confirming the employee has been informed that a fingerprint-based criminal history check is required, consents to the check, and understands they cannot work unsupervised with children until cleared.

Corrected: Sep 24, 2025

Serious Corrected

The center does not have a current sanitation inspection as required. The inspection was due by 2/2023

Corrected: Jan 22, 2024

Serious Corrected

The center does not have a current gas inspection as required. The inspection was due in 5/2023,

Corrected: Dec 15, 2023

Critical Corrected

During naptime, staff from the two toddler rooms are allowed to go to lunch at the same time leaving the children without a caregiver in either room. Instead of having staff in the rooms, the center was relying on the surveillance system to monitor the children in the front of the building.

Corrected: Apr 28, 2022

Serious Corrected

An outdoor structure that consisted of a slide and climbing that measured over 5 feet, did not have the required 9 inches of loose-fill. There was not sufficient enough loose-fill around the structure to rake in place at the time of the inspection.

Corrected: Feb 7, 2022

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.