Countryside Montessori
610 DALLAS DR, Denton, TX 76205 · Denton County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 78
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Cassidy Fuess
- Phone
- (940) 483-1133
- Regulated since
- Jan 2, 2009
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 407328 · number 938906
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | Other (1) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | Illness & medication (1) |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | Cleanliness & sanitation (3), Illness & medication (2), Supervision & ratios (1), Staff background & training (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 26, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 16, 2025 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
The operation failed to update the employees who left in 2024 by the cutoff date.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2025-01-17. Correction verified 2025-01-24.
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Supervision & ratios
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Dec 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 25, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
Three children did not have an updated special needs statement.
HHSC 746.605(13) — Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-04-26. Correction verified 2024-04-26.
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Other
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Sep 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 24, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication Serious
The opeation has been administering medication to five children not according to the label directions.
HHSC 746.3805(a)(1) — Administering Medication - According to Label Directions
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-24. Correction verified 2023-09-07.
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Illness & medication Serious
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Oct 21, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 13, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
Children were observed freely moving around the operation without appropriate adult supervision. An infant was observed in a room alone while a caregiver was changing another infants diaper in the restroom.
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-13. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Staff background & training
One caregiver does not have the required 8 hours of pre-service training before caring for children.
HHSC 746.1301(2)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-16. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
Garbage cans at the operations was observed to have food contents inside and accessible to children.
HHSC 746.3407(8) — Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-13. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Cleanliness & sanitation
The operations outside active play area has an opening in the fence that is more than 3.5 inches but less than 9 inches wide. Split boards were also observed throughout the play area.
HHSC 746.3407(9) — Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-03. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Illness & medication
The operation has six medications on file at the operation with no medication authorization form.
HHSC 746.3803(a)(1) — Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-09-13. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation has not had a fire inspection since July of 2021.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-10-03. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Illness & medication
One child is missing the following immunizations: 1 DTAp, 1 HepA, and 1 VAR.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-27. Correction verified 2022-10-21.
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Staff background & training
The director does not have an additional required topics for their last training year.
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-09-27. Correction verified 2022-10-12.
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Cleanliness & sanitation 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.