Big Blue Marble Academy McKinney
Licensed Center in McKinney, Texas. License #1809256, issued April 3, 2025.
- Address
- 6363 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75070
- Phone
- (469) 714-0449
- Licensed capacity
- 311 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- bbmacademy.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 11, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 30, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 2,573 standards at Big Blue Marble Academy McKinney between February 24, 2025 and June 9, 2026 and recorded 13 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 247 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 223 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 315 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 134 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,539 of those standards. The remaining 34, including 9 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
Changes we have recorded
Texas HHSC publishes the register as it stands today and overwrites it, so nothing in the state's own data shows that a figure used to be different. We compare the register against the previous day's copy and keep what moved. We have been doing that since October 24, 2026.
- October 30, 2026Administrator “Sharon Garland” to “”
Each date is the day we first saw the new value, not the day the program changed anything or the day the state recorded it. A change made in February can appear in the register in May. We do not know which, so we do not say.
What Big Blue Marble Academy McKinney says about itself
Big Blue Marble Academy offers award-winning preschool, infant care, and after-school programs across 80+ locations. Enroll your child today and find a school near you.
Quoted from bbmacademy.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 28 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 28, 2026, and 13 citations.
One of those visits began with Big Blue Marble Academy McKinney reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 3High
- 6Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 13. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 5, 2026 Correction verified May 18, 2026
746.4601(2): Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer's Instructions
It was determined during an investigation that the operation did not have manufacturing instructions for the kinder aged playground located at the operation. The operation did not provide documentation that they have taken action to correct the deficiency.
- High February 25, 2026 Correction verified April 13, 2026
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
It was determined during the investigation that the caregiver did not intervene to provide the victim with first aid treatment. The victim's eye was injured. Ice or other medical aid was not provided to the victim. The caregiver took the child back to the classroom after the injury on the playground and did not notify her immediate supervisor or another caregiver that the victim needed first aid for their injured eye, nor did the caregiver attempt to provided first aid themselves for the victim. The victim remained in the classroom injured until the parent picked up without first aid being provided.
- Medium February 25, 2026 Correction verified April 13, 2026
746.2507(4): Activities for Toddlers - Provide Large Muscle Development
It was determined during the investigation that the victim was playing on equipment that is not age appropriate for a twenty-three-month-old. The playground equipment was designed for older children and presented an injury risk to the victim.
- Medium High February 25, 2026 Correction verified April 13, 2026
746.1203(3)(A): Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver's attention away from children
It was determined during the investigation that the caregiver used her cell phone to complete an incident report while still on the playground with the children present. The caregiver was alone with eight children and completion of the incident report took her attention away from the children she was responsible for.
- Medium High February 25, 2026 Correction verified May 5, 2026
746.4601(2): Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer's Instructions
It was determined during the investigation that the operation did not have manufacturing instructions for the kinder aged playground located at the operation.
- High January 2, 2026 Correction verified February 3, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Based on interviews with a parent and management, management did not contact Child Care Regulations to report a situation that placed a child at risk.
- Medium High December 31, 2025 Correction verified February 3, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Based on interviews with staff and a parent, the operation was found not to be in compliance with the standard evaluated.
- Medium October 9, 2025 Correction verified October 20, 2025
746.4307: Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
During the inspection, the door of the gate to exit the Pre-K playground would not open. This could pose a hazard for children to successfully evaluate away from the building.
- Medium High May 15, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3407(8): Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
A trash can with half eaten food is accessible to children. This can pose a risk of children ingesting an ingredient that may cause an allergic reaction and can cause the spread of germs. The director corrected the deficiency by placing a trash can lid on the trash can to prevent child access and moved the trash can against the classroom wall.
- High April 23, 2025 Correction verified May 15, 2025
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
The standard is evaluated for a standard investigation is not found compliant. Based on the interviews with caregivers, management, and the victim's parent, a caregiver did not supervise a child appropriately which resulted in a child finger caught in a door.
- Medium High February 24, 2025 Correction verified March 11, 2025
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A child with a diagnosis food allergy did not have a parent signature listed on the child's food allergy emergency plan.
- Medium February 24, 2025 Correction verified March 11, 2025
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
A child does not have a health statement on file.
- Medium February 24, 2025 Correction verified March 11, 2025
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Annual training is available for 5 caregivers. Transportation training is not available for 2 drivers. Annual training is not available for the director.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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