Ridge Preschool

4561 N JOSEY LN, Carrollton, TX 75010 · Denton County

6cited violations

4serious

22inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 70
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:45 AM-01:55 PM
Director / administrator: Lucy Samways
Phone: (214) 577-0460
Regulated since: Feb 5, 2013
HHSC IDs: Operation 1074248 · number 1484386
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4
Safety & premises 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	2	Supervision & ratios (2)
2025	4	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 1, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 30, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 27, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left unsupervised in the restroom while his caregiver went back into the classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-23. Correction verified 2026-04-29.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 27, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left unsupervised in the restroom while his caregiver went back into the classroom.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-23. Correction verified 2026-04-29.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 21, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 11, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 10, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left unattended due to a caregiver leaving the classroom and leaving the gate open.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-08. Correction verified 2025-10-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 10, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  A child was left unattended due to a caregiver leaving the classroom and leaving the gate open.
  
  HHSC 746.1205(a)(4) — Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-10-08. Correction verified 2025-10-21.
HHSC inspection history
May 8, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was no annual fire inspection documentation to review at the time of the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-08. Correction verified 2025-05-09.
HHSC inspection history
May 8, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  There was no annual fire inspection documentation to review at the time of the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-08. Correction verified 2025-05-09.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 21, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 12, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 12, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Ridge Preschool, 4561 N JOSEY LN, Carrollton, TX 75010-4607 (operation ID 1074248, operation number 1484386), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

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.