Riverchase Montessori Academy
1555 E SANDY LAKE RD, Coppell, TX 75019 · Dallas County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 200
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Simone Varnes
- Phone
- (972) 745-1500
- Regulated since
- Dec 18, 2014
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1152076 · number 1544581
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Food & allergies (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | Safety & premises (3), Food & allergies (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (2) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | Staff background & training (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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May 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 12, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Food & allergies
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. A bottle in the infant class was not labeled and given to the wrong child.
HHSC 746.2419(6) — Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-23. Correction verified 2025-09-29.
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Food & allergies
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Jun 24, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
There infant class had 2 expired infant feeding instructions.
HHSC 746.2421(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-01. Correction verified 2025-06-25.
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Other
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Jul 11, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 17, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 11, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
Children were observed at a bucket seat table with safety straps that were not fastened. This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers fastened each child's safety strap.
HHSC 746.2407 — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-01-11.
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Food & allergies
The children were not served water at snack time.
HHSC 746.3301(f) — Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking Water Available and Served
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-11. Correction verified 2023-02-10.
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Records & paperwork
There was not a current sanitation inspection report.
HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-25. Correction verified 2023-01-12.
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Safety & premises
There were two high chairs that were taped to hold the tray in place causing a hazard.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-25. Correction verified 2023-01-17.
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Safety & premises
In three of the classrooms, the emergency evacuation and relocation diagram was not posted. This was corrected at inspection when all classrooms posted the diagram.
HHSC 746.401(4) — Posting Requirements - Emergency and evacuation relocation diagram
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-01-11.
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Other
There was no storage for each child's individual belongings in 6 of the classrooms.
HHSC 746.4505 — Storage for Individual Belongings
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-02-08. Correction verified 2023-02-10.
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Other
There was not a current gas leak inspection.
HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-25. Correction verified 2023-01-18.
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Safety & premises
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Feb 9, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
The operation allowed a caregiver to be in charge of a group of children with an inactive background check.
HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-02-09. Correction verified 2022-03-03.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.