Little Ivies Montessori
Little Ivies Montessori is a licensed child care center in Plano, TX, licensed for up to 39 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 31 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (7 of 31). 6 citations came in the last 12 months. 19% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #97 of 103 centers in Plano and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
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The operation did not have their previous inspction form posted on the postings wall.
One of the cribs was observed to have a loose sheet in it, in which the operation removed during inspection.
The operation did not have the required posting on how parents can notify Licensing but printed it during the inspection and posted it.
One staff had CPR from an online source without the use of a manikin, NationalCPRFoundation.
The four infants in care all had outdated feeding instructions with Juanuary dates.
The director and one other staff did not have current First Aid and CPR both expired on July 2025.
Through an investigation, it was determined that a caregiver tapped a child on the hands in a disciplinary manner.
I reviewed three personnel records at the inspection, all three personnel had not completed the required 24 annual training hours for the last complete training year.
The operation was one child over ratio in the infant classroom. There were 5 infants with a specified age group of 0-11 months in the classroom with one caregiver. A second caregiver came into the room with a sixth infant to come back into ratio.
There was a 12 month old child in a classroom with children ages 2-5. The child was moved into the infant classroom with a caregiver.
One caregiver was observed with 6 children and a specified age group of 0-11 months. This was corrected at inspection when a second caregiver was moved into the classroom.
Caregivers do not use highchairs for discipline. Redirection is primarily used for discipline and if needed, the time out area is a chair against the wall.
Infant feeding instructions were reviewed and observed to be last updated october 2022.
Five month old was obsrved sleeping in a crib with a pillow and teddy bear.
I reviewed 3 personnel files and files were incomplete with missing documents.
Operation did not have a updated gas inspection available for review.
The operation did not complete monthly fire drills for August and September.
Two caregivers did not know their childrens names and date of birth when asked.
Cargiver was observed doing other duties such as opening the door for parents and in the kitchen area leaving her classroom unattneded.
Two 2 year olds were observed in classroom without a caregiver being present.
The operation is not correcting deficiencies and has been recited for the same deficiencies.
One classroom was observed to be over ratio. The infant classroom had 1 caregiver to 6 infants.
Caregiver left classroom with 5 children unattended and was out of auditorial and visual range.
The operation has failed to make required waiver and has not designated a qualified director.
The operation had 1 caregivers in the building without an active background check. Caregivers was observed in the classroom alone with 6 infants.
Three month old infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device with a blanket.
Infant classroom was observed with no teacher with 5 children in the classroom.
Classroom was observed to have children 14month to 5 years old with one caregiver.
The operation had 2 caregivers in the building without an active background check. Caregivers were observed helping with children. Both caregivers left the building.
Infant classroom was observed with no teacher for 1-2 minutes.
Two classrooms were observed to be over ratio. The infant classroom had 1 caregiver to 6 infants. The toddler classroom had 1 caregiver with the specified age group of 2 years old with 14 children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little Ivies Montessori take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little Ivies Montessori’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Little Ivies Montessori accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Little Ivies Montessori had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 28, 2025: “Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little Ivies Montessori compare with other daycares in Plano?
It is #97 of 103 centers in Plano by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little Ivies Montessori last inspected?
Jul 7, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1718303 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.