Little Elephant Montessori Academy
Licensed Center in Little Elm, Texas. License #1708966, issued January 21, 2021.
- Address
- 560 E Eldorado Pkwy, Little Elm, TX 75068
- Phone
- (972) 632-6743
- Licensed capacity
- 136 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
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
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In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since August 15, 2025. From the state's provider report of September 15, 2025.
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 3,646 standards at Little Elephant Montessori Academy between January 25, 2022 and October 16, 2026 and recorded 7 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 | 358 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 331 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 177 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 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 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 3 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,623 of those standards. The remaining 23, including 4 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 Little Elephant Montessori Academy says about itself
Looking for Montessori or preschool in Little Elm, TX? Little Elephant Montessori serves children ages 6 weeks–6 years with Montessori education.
Quoted from littleelephantmontessori.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them. We found this site at the domain of the email address Texas HHSC holds for this program rather than from a website on file, so it may belong to a church, district or company that runs it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 15 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 19, 2026, and 7 citations.
- 1High
- 5Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 7. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium May 29, 2026 Correction verified June 12, 2026
746.1311(e): Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
The second director was missing training in medication, food allergies and Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
- Medium High May 28, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.2803(4): Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
Based on the findings from the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver employed disciplinary methods that did not foster self-esteem, self-control, or self-direction in the children.
- High August 20, 2024 Correction verified September 3, 2024
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The annual fire inspection was not updated and expired on 12/14/2023.
- Medium High August 20, 2024 Correction verified September 3, 2024
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Six out of ten staff members have expired CPR/First-aid training.
- Medium High October 11, 2023 Correction verified October 19, 2023
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Ten children's files were reviwed. Two children diagnosed with food allergies did not have a food allergy emergency plan: One child didn't have a food allergy plan available during the inspection and one child food allergy plan was not signed by parents and physician.
- Medium High December 8, 2022 Correction verified December 13, 2022
746.5202(1): Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
The emergency preparedness plan was missing a statement regarding how the operation will: 1- how your staff will continue to care for the children until each child has been released; 2- how you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.
- Medium High December 8, 2022 Correction verified December 14, 2022
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The annual fire inspection report was expired since 3/15/2021.
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About this record
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