Pleasant Grove Children's Academy
Licensed Center in Texarkana, Texas. License #982786, issued October 2, 2009.
- Address
- 3422 Richmond Rd, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 832-4716
- Licensed capacity
- 120 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, After School Care, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since September 8, 2025. From the state's provider report of July 7, 2026.
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 3,196 standards at Pleasant Grove Children's Academy between October 10, 2022 and June 2, 2026 and recorded 9 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 | 242 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 1 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 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 | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,174 of those standards. The remaining 22, including 7 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.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 16 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 2, 2026, and 9 citations.
2 of those visits began with Pleasant Grove Children's Academy 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.
- 5High
- 4Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 9. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 24, 2025 Correction verified July 24, 2025
746.2909(1): Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Blocking Entrances or Exits
It was observed during walkthrough that a child was placed in front of an emergency exit during nap time. This was corrected when the child was woke up from naptime.
- High April 1, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 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
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. During the investigation it was made aware that the only staff present at the operation at the time who was caring for ten children left the building and went to parking lot to speak with a parent.
- High April 1, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that a staff was yelling at a 21-month-old to shut up when they were crying.
- High April 1, 2025 Correction verified May 1, 2025
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that a staff had grabbed a child by their arm leaving a small red mark and brought back to the classroom.
- Medium High July 29, 2024 Correction verified August 9, 2024
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
It was observed that the play equipment present on the playground was cracking causing sharp edges.
- Medium High July 29, 2024 Correction verified August 9, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
During the inspection it was observed that the loose-fill was not adequate of atleast six inches.
- High July 29, 2024 Correction verified August 9, 2024
746.5001(7): Swimming Pools - Bottom Visible
During the inspection the pool was green where the bottom of the pool was not visible.
- Medium High April 25, 2024 Correction verified May 15, 2024
746.3503(c)(2): Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that a caregiver had walked away from the changing table while a child was present on it to retrieve supplies. This was corrected immediately when the caregiver was terminated.
- High October 10, 2022 Correction verified October 20, 2022
746.2805(9): Prohibited Punishments - Withholding Active Play
It was observed that several children were standing against the wall during active play outdoors. The children and staff verified that they were in time out for hitting each other while they were inside. This was corrected when the caregiver told the children they were able to leave timeout.
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About this record
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