Castle Montessori of Plano
Castle Montessori of Plano is a licensed child care center in Plano, TX, licensed for up to 348 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2024. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 5 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 5 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (4 of 11). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 18% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #70 of 103 centers in Plano and better than 47% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
There was one classroom out of ratio at the inspection. There were 15 children in a classroom with 1 caregiver. The specified age group was 2 years old and the maximum ratio for this age is 1 caregiver to 11 children. This was corrected at inspection when the second caregiver came in from taking out the trash.
A child sustained an injury in care and the operation did not immediately notify the parent.
A caregiver did not demonstrate competency or good judgement when rough diapering resulted in a wound on a child and no documentation was completed prior to discovery by the parent.
A child was left outside on the playground in the afternoon for approximately 6 minutes unattended.
A caregiver did not demonstrate competency by not doing a proper name to face per operational policies and as a result, a child was left unsupervised on the playground.
One caregiver was missing a notarized employment affidavit.
3 staff hired after 09.01.2023 were missing a pre-employment affdavit. This was corrected at inspection.
Two children were missing special care needs information.
The operation did not report the number of employees who left the operation in 2023 to CCR.
This standard was found to be deficient as a caregiver was seen nudging and kicking a child who was lying on the floor after the child had refused to comply with the teacher's instructions.
This standard was found to be deficient after the operation failed to provide a fire inspection during the application inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Castle Montessori of Plano take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Castle Montessori of Plano’s hours?
7 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Castle Montessori of Plano accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Castle Montessori of Plano cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Castle Montessori of Plano for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes Plano, 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 Castle Montessori of Plano had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 5 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jul 20, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Castle Montessori of Plano compare with other daycares in Plano?
It is tied for #70 of 103 centers in Plano by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 47% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Castle Montessori of Plano last inspected?
Aug 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 1775578 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.