Cadence Academy, The Colony
Licensed Center in The Colony, Texas. License #530356, issued May 16, 1997.
- Address
- 5740 N Colony Blvd, The Colony, TX 75056
- Phone
- (972) 625-9867
- Licensed capacity
- 140 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- cadence-academy.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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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 3,822 standards at Cadence Academy, The Colony between August 8, 2022 and October 28, 2026 and recorded 30 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 | 3 | 365 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 4 |
| Personnel | 3 | 467 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,755 of those standards. The remaining 67, including 23 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.
What Cadence Academy, The Colony says about itself
Cadence Academy has 340+ early childhood education centers across the United States. Search for a daycare, preschool, or child care center near you.
Quoted from cadence-education.com/locations?cad_brand=cadence-academy, 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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 34 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 28, 2026, and 30 citations.
4 of those visits began with Cadence Academy, The Colony 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.
- 15High
- 8Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 30. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High September 21, 2026 Correction verified October 28, 2026
746.2426(a)(2): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver allowed an infant to remain in a bouncer after falling asleep.
- Medium High September 21, 2026 Correction verified October 28, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that the operation was aware that a caregiver needed to leave by a certain time and did not make provisions in a timely manner. This resulted in a caregiver leaving an Infant classroom out of ratio.
- Medium High August 27, 2026 Correction verified September 22, 2026
746.2401(3): Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting
During the inspection, an infant caregiver was observed watching a child be hit by another child multiple times and did not get up to stop the incidents or comfort the crying infant.
- High July 24, 2026 Correction verified August 27, 2026
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
Based on information gathered during the investigation and video footage reviewed, a child walked out of the gate from the playground area and was found outside on top of a vehicle in the parking lot.
- High July 1, 2026 Correction verified July 23, 2026
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
Based on video footage viewed and information gathered during the investigation, two children exited the school-age classrooms unsupervised. One child made it to the foyer area, and a three-year-old made it to the outer front door of the operation. Based on information gathered, caregivers were aware that the three-year-old child was still in care.
- Medium June 4, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.1507(1): Determining Child/Caregiver Ratios - Basis
The Pre-K and School age classrooms were observed to be out of ratio during the inspection.
- Medium High June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
Based on the information gathered, the operation failed to report that a child broke their arm while in care at the operation and required medical attention.
- High June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
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
Information gathered during the investigation indicates that the operation did not provide appropriate supervision to children in care. During two separate incidents, children left the building without staff awareness or supervision.
- Medium June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
During the inspection, the director was asked to provide incident and injury reports for multiple events, including two children leaving the operation unsupervised and a child sustaining a broken arm. The director stated that no reports were completed or available.
- High June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
Based on a preponderance of information gathered during the investigation, the director failed to ensure the operation complied with required reporting, documentation, supervision, and emergency preparedness practices. The director was aware of multiple incidents involving children leaving the operation without supervision, a child sustaining an injury requiring medical attention, and ongoing safety concerns within the building; however, no incident or injury reports were completed or available for review. The director also failed to ensure fire drills were conducted, as they are documented.
- Medium High June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that children have been allowed into the kitchen. The kitchen is an unlicensed space and has multiple hazards present.
- High June 1, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.3607(2): Critical Injury - Give First Aid or CPR
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, a child was injured while on the playground, and caregivers did not assess the child for injuries.
- High May 20, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Caregivers with four groups did not know the number children they were responsible for during inspection.
- High May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.2805(6): Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
Based on information gathered during this investigation, it is determined that a caregiver has subjected children in care to inappropriate language while in care
- Medium May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
Based on information gathered during the course of this investigation, it was determined that the operation did not complete an incident report regarding the incident between a caregiver and student in care, resulting in the child being left without supervision.
- High May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that a caregiver did not use good judgment when chasing children around on the playground with a decomposed rat.
- High May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Based on information gathered through the course of this investigation, it is determined that the director did not report to childcare regulations as outlined in the standards.
- High May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
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
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that a child was left unattended while in care.
- High May 18, 2026 Correction verified July 2, 2026
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Based on information gathered through the course of the investigation, it is determined that a caregiver was yelling at children while in care.
- Medium High May 5, 2026 Correction verified May 20, 2026
746.5537(a)(2): Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Check All Detectors Monthly
The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector installed at the operation.
- Medium High May 5, 2026 Correction verified May 20, 2026
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
One child did not have a FARE form on file at the operation and One child did not have a physician signature on the FARE form at the operation.
- High September 22, 2025 Correction verified October 3, 2025
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
The operation allowed a caregiver to have access to children without obtaining the results of the background check. The caregiver was sent home.
- Medium High September 19, 2025 Correction verified November 14, 2025
746.3501(1): Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt
It was determined that a child's diaper was not changed in a timely manner.
- Medium June 17, 2025 Correction verified July 3, 2025
746.901(7)(A): Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies
Five staff are missing a signed statement that they recieved the center policies.
- Medium June 17, 2025 Correction verified June 30, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's file is missing the immunizations.
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