Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa
Licensed Center in Melissa, Texas. License #1721695, issued December 14, 2021.
- Address
- 2233 Sam Rayburn Hwy, Melissa, TX 75454
- Phone
- (214) 227-6627
- Licensed capacity
- 218 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- pinnaclemontessori.com/melissa
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
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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.
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 4,272 standards at Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa between November 22, 2021 and August 13, 2026 and recorded 22 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 | 363 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 329 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 442 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 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 | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,218 of those standards. The remaining 54, including 14 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 Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa says about itself
Pinnacle Montessori school is recognized for providing high-quality, traditional Montessori education for children 6 weeks to 9 years. We offer Montessori programs for infants, toddler, Pre K, Preschool, Elementary, summer school, before and after school program.
Quoted from pinnaclemontessori.com/melissa, 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 34 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 17, 2026, and 22 citations.
5 of those visits began with Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa 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.
- 7High
- 12Medium High
- 2Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 22. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 13, 2026 Correction verified September 18, 2026
746.305(a)(5): Report of Criminal Complaint Against Employees
It was determined that an employee was arrested in October of 2025 and it was not self-reported to Child Care Regulation.
- Medium High August 13, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.401(10): Required Postings-Child's Food Allergies
During the inspection one child who had a doctor diagnosed food allergy was not listed on the posted food allergy list. This was corrected during the inspection when the child's name and allergies were added to the list.
- High August 13, 2026 Correction verified October 23, 2026
746.613(a): Required Immunizations
The records of six out of ten children did not contain updated immunization records.
- Medium High August 13, 2026 Correction verified September 24, 2026
746.1309(d): Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
Six out of ten records reviewed did not have updated training in responding to food allergies.
- Medium August 13, 2026 Correction verified September 24, 2026
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Six out of ten records reviewed did not have updated SIDS training.
- Medium High August 13, 2026 Correction verified August 13, 2026
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
- Medium High September 16, 2025 Correction verified October 9, 2025
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
During the inspection of a playground at the operation, the turf had holes in it in the active play area, presenting a tripping hazard to children.
- High September 16, 2025 Correction verified October 9, 2025
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
During the inspection, one of the operation's passenger vans had a fire extinguisher with no charge.
- Medium High September 16, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
During the inspection, electrical outlets accessible to children under the age of five were found in two classrooms. The operation director supplied appropriate covers to the outlets when this was noted.
- Medium High October 16, 2024 Correction verified October 25, 2024
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
This standard was found to be deficient due to a missing wooden board on the playground fence, which was accessible from both the neighboring facility and the children on the playground.
- Medium High March 25, 2024 Correction verified April 19, 2024
746.1203(10): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
It has been determined that caregivers in a classroom did not share information about a child, resulting in the child being left unsupervised in the bathroom for 15 minutes.
- High March 25, 2024 Correction verified April 19, 2024
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
When a class was transitioning to the playground, a child was left in the bathroom, resulting in the child being unsupervised for approximately 15 minutes.
- High March 25, 2024 Correction verified April 19, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
The operation did not immediately notify parents of a child that was left in a classroom unsupervised.
- High September 15, 2023 Correction verified October 17, 2023
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Based on interviews with child witness, staff, and the video, it has been determined that the operation is not compliant with the standard evaluated. The caregiver disciplined the children inappropriately by pulling their arm and ears.
- Medium Low December 12, 2022 Correction verified December 14, 2022
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
While reviewing staff records, I observed that one caregiver did not have a notarized employee affidavit in their record.
- High September 28, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A child was bitten multiple times after caregivers did not properly supervise children in care.
- Medium High September 28, 2022 Correction verified November 10, 2022
746.3317(1): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Sanitize Equipment
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Caregivers allowed children to pick up and drink from sippy cups which have been left out in the classroom by other children.
- Medium High May 12, 2022 Correction verified June 9, 2022
746.1203(11): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregiver
Based on interviews with staff, the standard was found not to be in compliance. An assistant caregiver did not communicate with the lead caregiver or management that a child had fallen on the ground and hurt his/her shoulder during outdoor activities. The parents informed management the next day that the child received a fractured arm.
- Medium High April 25, 2022 Correction verified June 7, 2022
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
Based on the operation's video footage, a caregiver did not redirect a child in a positive manner. The caregiver was observed redirecting a child aggressively by grabbing and lifting the child by the wrist from the carpet to the trash can to throw away a tissue then escorted the child to a chair in a corner of the classroom to sit for timeout.
- Medium High March 2, 2022 Correction verified April 1, 2022
746.1203(6): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. After reviewing footage of the timeframe leading up to the incident, the caregiver in the classroom was observed sweeping and cleaning for a long period of time; not interacting with or supervising the children fully at this time.
- High March 2, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. A child was left unattended in his for approximately 14 minutes while his classmates were outside of the classroom. The child was found unattended in the class by his parent. The operation and director has implemented additional training and monitoring for the caregiver that was left iin charge. Observation of proper supervision was observed during the inspection time as well.
- Medium March 2, 2022 Correction verified April 1, 2022
746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. The child involved in this incident was observed left in time out for more than the allowed number of minutes based on his age of 2 years; more than 2 minutes.
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