The Academy at Craig Ranch
The Academy at Craig Ranch is a licensed child care center in McKinney, TX, licensed for up to 300 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 47 times and investigated 24 reports. Inspectors recorded 47 citations, 23 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (9 of 47). 20 citations came in the last 12 months, including 8 high-risk. 15% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #67 of 77 centers in McKinney and better than 26% of licensed centers statewide.
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A caregiver dropped a nicotine pouch in the childcare area and a child later put this nicotine pouch into their mouth.
A child was able to pick up and put in their mouth a nicotine pouch that had been left out on the floor of a childcare area at the operation.
A caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and running water after changing a child's diaper. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when it was brought to the caregivers attention to wash their hands to prevent the spread of germs when transition to changing other child's diaper or working with a groupn of children.
A child's admission information did not list a parent signature for authorization for emergency medical treatment in the event of a parent cannot be reached to arrange for emergency medical care.
A child file did not have acknowledgement from a parent validating that the center's operational policies were received and/or obtained.
The a record of the emergency practices such as fire, weather, lockdown drills, fire extiguisher checks, CO and smoke detector test were not available.
A child's file did not a persons name, address, and phone of who to reach when the parent is not available during an emergency.
A group of young children did not wash their hands after returning to the classroom after outdoor play but instead the children transition to circle time. The caregivers corrected the deficiency during the inspection when it was brought to their attention to wash the children hands with soap and running water after outdoor play.
Two caregivers with a pending background check was observed working in a classroom with a group of children. The deficiency was corrected during inspection when the caregivers left the building.
Two children with diagnosis food allergies did not have a complete F.A.R.E./emergency allergy plan from a health care professional on file.
A caregiver is lacking 22 annual training hours from 5/5/2025 to 5/5/2026.
A caregiver did not wash an child's hands after a diaper change. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when it was brought to the caregivers attention to washed the child's hands with soap and running water to help prevent the spread of germs.
Two children that attend public school did not have name and contact number of the public school.
The operation does not have a current annual sanitation/health inspection. Last inspection is noted April 2025.
It was determined that the that a two-year-old left the classroom and the caregivers present were not aware of it.
It was determined during the investigation that a child was left unattended and alone on the bus.
It was determined in the investigation that the operation director did not have transportation training completed that was up to date and not expired.
During the investigation it was determined that a caregiver grabbed and pulled a child due to the child's behavior.
During the investigation it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate competency and self-control with a child in care.
Based on the interviews with the staff and the parent of the victim, a caregiver did not adequately supervise a young child which resulted in a young child finger being smash in the corner of a restroom door. The young child received an amputation fracture on their right ring finger.
A caregiver lacks 19 clock hours of annual training from April 18, 2024 to April 14, 2025. A caregiver lacks 21 clock hours of annual training from August 6, 2024 to August 6, 2025. A caregiver is lacks 21 clock hours of annual training from October 14, 2023 to October 14, 2024.
A young child/victim did not have a written incident report on file.
Based on interviews with the staff and a parent, a young child was not adequately supervised which resulted in a young child taking another young child's bottle during a feeding a proceeded to drink the young child formula.
Based on the interviews with staff, the management did not have a written incident report of a situation the placed a child at risk.
Based on interviews with staff and other collaterals, and a video, the operation was not in compliance with the standard evaluated. A young child was left alone in a classroom unsupervised.
An infant bottle was not labeled with the child's first name and the initial of the child's last name. An infant's baby food was not labeled with the infant's first name and the initial of the infant's last name. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver wrote the infants' first names and the initials of the infants' last name on the bottle and the baby food.
Based on the interview with the parent and staff, a caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver bottle feed an infant another infant's bottle of breast milk and formula.
Based on interviews with the parent and management, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the minimum standards for a licensed childcare center. Management reported a situation that placed a child at risk more than two days after the incident occurred.
Based on the interview with caregiver, the victim, and the parent, the operation served a child in care food identified on their allergy emergency plan.
Based on interviews with staff and the parent, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the minimum standards for licensed childcare centers. A child was left alone unsupervised in an indoor play area.
Based on observations and the interview with the parent, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the minimum standard for a licensed childcare center. The operation did not have a complete food allergy plan on file for a child with a diagnosis food allergy.
The current gas leak inspection was not available.
The current gas leak inspection was not available.
Based on interviews with parents and staff, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated. Caregivers are not changing young children's diapers promptly which could pose a risk of young children obtaining a diaper rash.
A group of children between 18 to 24 months were egaging in screen time. The caregiver corrected the deficiency during the inspection by terminating screen time and transitioning the children to music time.
A caregiver without an active background check on file was in charge of a group of children. The deficiency was corrected during this inspection when the caregiver left the premises.
A caregiver did not wash a young child's hands with soap and running water after a diaper change. The caregiver corrected the standard during the inspection by washing the child's hands wiith soap and running water.
A caregiver did not wash their hands with soap and running water after changing a child's diaper. The caregiver corrected the deficiency during the inspection by washing their hands with soap and running water.
Based on interviews with collaterals and staff, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated. Management did not report to Child Care Regulations an incident that placed children at risk within the required timeframes.
Based on the video provided, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated in regard to a standard investigation. The video confirmed a caregiver grabbing and pulling children.
Based on interviews with collaterals, the operation was not in compliance with the standard. Parents were not notified immediately of a situation that placed children. Management notified parents more than three days from date of the occurrence.
Based on the video provided, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated in regard to a standard investigation. The video audio confirmed a caregiver speaking in a stern loud voice. A caregiver confirmed that the primary spoke to children in a loud stern voice could be interpreted as yelling.
Based on the interviews with staff, the parent, and the video, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated. A child was left alone in the classroom.
This standard was found to be deficient after a child was left unsupervised for approximately 20 minutes due to a caregiver's failure to conduct a required name-to-face check during a class transition. The three-year-old was found by his caregiver and the caregiver acknowledged failing to perform a thorough name-to-face roll call.
This standard was found to be deficient as the operation had more that one classroom with cleaning liquids being accessible to the children in care. This was correct during the inspection.
This standard was found to be deficient during the investigation as the caregivers admitted to not conducting thorough name to face roll call which resulted in a child being left alone and unsupervised in a classroom.
This standard was found to be deficient during the investigation as there is recorded video footage that shows the caregiver forcefully grabbing the child by their ankles.
About this center
Common questions
Does The Academy at Craig Ranch take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are The Academy at Craig Ranch’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does The Academy at Craig Ranch accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does The Academy at Craig Ranch cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Academy at Craig Ranch for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes McKinney, is $51.00 a day for infants, $48.80 a day for toddlers and $47.00 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has The Academy at Craig Ranch had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 23 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 14, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does The Academy at Craig Ranch compare with other daycares in McKinney?
It is tied for #67 of 77 centers in McKinney by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 26% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was The Academy at Craig Ranch last inspected?
Sep 24, 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 1674209 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.