Morning Star Academy

1510 W FM 898, Bonham, TX 75418 · Fannin County

3cited violations

0serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 238
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Brandy Burns
Phone: (903) 583-5974
Regulated since: Feb 18, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1120093 · number 1521952
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	3	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 13, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies were evaluated. The policies lacked the Parents Rights.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(20) — Written Operational Policies - Parent Rights
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-27. Correction verified 2026-02-26.
- Safety & premises
  A sampling of children records were evaluated. Three children records lacked emergency care transportation. Two children's records lacked documetation of field trip permission. Two children records lacked emergency care authorization. Provided a list of the children and their missing information to the directors at inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-27. Correction verified 2026-02-26.
- Safety & premises
  Safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors was not available for review at inspection. These are kept on file electronically and the computer was down.
  
  HHSC 746.801(10) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-02-27. Correction verified 2026-02-26.
HHSC inspection history
Apr 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 31, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 29, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 5, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 8, 2021 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 Morning Star Academy, 1510 W FM 898, Bonham, TX 75418-8059 (operation ID 1120093, operation number 1521952), 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.