Melissa KinderCare
3404 Sky Ridge Ln, Melissa, TX 75454
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
16 critical, 28 serious findings across 44 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jan 29, 2026.
36 inspections · 8 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
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- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesListed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Licensed capacity: 275 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
School Age Care,Before School Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Skill Classes,Part Time Care,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips
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State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
A typical day
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06:30 AM-06:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedListed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careListed
- After-school careListed
- Transportation to/from schoolListed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careListed
- Field tripsListed
- Skill classesListed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedNot listed
- Accepts child care subsidiesNot accepted
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
16 critical, 28 serious findings across 44 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Jan 29, 2026.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
10 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 745.641 (8 visits); 746.305(a)(2) (4 visits); 746.3301(b) (4 visits); 746.4913 (4 visits); 745.635(3) (4 visits); 746.3407 (4 visits); 746.5101(a) (4 visits); 746.2403(2) (4 visits); 746.4503(b) (4 visits); 746.5207(a)(2) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Feb 11, 2026.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
44 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A person was present and caring for children without receiving notification from the CBCU that the person is eligible to be present. This was corrected during the inspection when the person left the building.
State verification published Feb 11, 2026.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- Mar 30, 2026 to Aug 11, 202612 inspections and 4 investigationsNo findingsShow
- Aug 11, 2026 inspection
- Aug 11, 2026 inspection
- Aug 11, 2026 inspection
- Aug 11, 2026 inspection
- Jun 25, 2026 inspection
- Jun 25, 2026 inspection
- Jun 25, 2026 inspection
- Jun 25, 2026 inspection
- Mar 31, 2026 inspection
- Mar 31, 2026 inspection
- Mar 31, 2026 inspection
- Mar 31, 2026 inspection
- Mar 30, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 30, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 30, 2026 self-reported incident
- Mar 30, 2026 self-reported incident
- Jan 29, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A person was present and caring for children without receiving notification from the CBCU that the person is eligible to be present. This was corrected during the inspection when the person left the building.
Correction verified Feb 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Jan 29, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A person was present and caring for children without receiving notification from the CBCU that the person is eligible to be present. This was corrected during the inspection when the person left the building.
Correction verified Feb 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Jan 29, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A person was present and caring for children without receiving notification from the CBCU that the person is eligible to be present. This was corrected during the inspection when the person left the building.
Correction verified Feb 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Jan 29, 2026Inspection1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A person was present and caring for children without receiving notification from the CBCU that the person is eligible to be present. This was corrected during the inspection when the person left the building.
Correction verified Feb 11, 2026. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Jan 27, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- Jan 27, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- Jan 27, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- Jan 27, 2026Complaint investigation1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not report the injury to CCR.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.305(a)(2).
- 2025
- Dec 30, 2025 to Dec 30, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 30, 2025 inspection
- Dec 30, 2025 inspection
- Dec 30, 2025 inspection
- Dec 30, 2025 inspection
- Nov 13, 2025Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The operation's weekly menul was missing the following componets: Breakfast- Grain- two days, Lunch- Meat or meat alternative- two days, Lunch- Fruit- one day.
Correction verified Dec 15, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3301(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation does not have unitary surfacing documentation on file.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2025. Standard 746.4913.
- Nov 13, 2025Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation does not have unitary surfacing documentation on file.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2025. Standard 746.4913.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The operation's weekly menul was missing the following componets: Breakfast- Grain- two days, Lunch- Meat or meat alternative- two days, Lunch- Fruit- one day.
Correction verified Dec 15, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3301(b).
- Nov 13, 2025Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The operation's weekly menul was missing the following componets: Breakfast- Grain- two days, Lunch- Meat or meat alternative- two days, Lunch- Fruit- one day.
Correction verified Dec 15, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3301(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation does not have unitary surfacing documentation on file.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2025. Standard 746.4913.
- Nov 13, 2025Inspection2 findings · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The operation does not have unitary surfacing documentation on file.
Correction verified Dec 19, 2025. Standard 746.4913.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
The operation's weekly menul was missing the following componets: Breakfast- Grain- two days, Lunch- Meat or meat alternative- two days, Lunch- Fruit- one day.
Correction verified Dec 15, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3301(b).
- Sep 11, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
The background check status of a caregiver includes a condition which states that this person may only be supervised by a person with no conditions regarding his or her presence at the operation. During the inspection the caregiver was caring for children in a classroom along with another caregiver who did not have an eligible background check status. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with an eligible background check status replaced the caregiver without an eligible background check status in the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.635(3).
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the inspection two caregivers were present and caring for children without the operation receiving notification from the criminal background check unit that they were eligible to be present and caring for children. This was corrected when the caregivers left the building during the inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Sep 11, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
The background check status of a caregiver includes a condition which states that this person may only be supervised by a person with no conditions regarding his or her presence at the operation. During the inspection the caregiver was caring for children in a classroom along with another caregiver who did not have an eligible background check status. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with an eligible background check status replaced the caregiver without an eligible background check status in the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.635(3).
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the inspection two caregivers were present and caring for children without the operation receiving notification from the criminal background check unit that they were eligible to be present and caring for children. This was corrected when the caregivers left the building during the inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Sep 11, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the inspection two caregivers were present and caring for children without the operation receiving notification from the criminal background check unit that they were eligible to be present and caring for children. This was corrected when the caregivers left the building during the inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
The background check status of a caregiver includes a condition which states that this person may only be supervised by a person with no conditions regarding his or her presence at the operation. During the inspection the caregiver was caring for children in a classroom along with another caregiver who did not have an eligible background check status. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with an eligible background check status replaced the caregiver without an eligible background check status in the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.635(3).
- Sep 11, 2025Inspection2 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
The background check status of a caregiver includes a condition which states that this person may only be supervised by a person with no conditions regarding his or her presence at the operation. During the inspection the caregiver was caring for children in a classroom along with another caregiver who did not have an eligible background check status. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with an eligible background check status replaced the caregiver without an eligible background check status in the classroom.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.635(3).
- CriticalTexas: High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
During the inspection two caregivers were present and caring for children without the operation receiving notification from the criminal background check unit that they were eligible to be present and caring for children. This was corrected when the caregivers left the building during the inspection.
Corrected during the inspection. Technical assistance given. Standard 745.641.
- Aug 14, 2025 to Aug 14, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Aug 14, 2025 inspection
- Aug 14, 2025 inspection
- Aug 14, 2025 inspection
- Aug 14, 2025 inspection
- May 29, 2025Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
This standard was found to be deficient as the operation was not able to provide a current fire inspection during the application inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
This standard was found to be deficient after it was observed that a toilet rail in a classroom needs repair. Additionally, the playground area has an outdoor faucet box missing a cover. Loos materials were stored near an entrance , creating a tripping hazard, and a ceiling tile was missing in a classroom , exposing pipes and wiring.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3407.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Infant Care Area - Safe, Open Floor Space
This standard was found to be deficient as both infant classrooms were not set up to include safe, open floor space for floor time play during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2403(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
This standard was found to be deficient after the operation's sleeping cots were not properly labeled or identified.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4503(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Two Exits from Each Room
This standard was found to be defieicent after the operation did not have emgency evacuation diagrams with two exit paths from each room during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(2).
- May 29, 2025Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
This standard was found to be deficient as the operation was not able to provide a current fire inspection during the application inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Two Exits from Each Room
This standard was found to be defieicent after the operation did not have emgency evacuation diagrams with two exit paths from each room during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
This standard was found to be deficient after the operation's sleeping cots were not properly labeled or identified.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4503(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
This standard was found to be deficient after it was observed that a toilet rail in a classroom needs repair. Additionally, the playground area has an outdoor faucet box missing a cover. Loos materials were stored near an entrance , creating a tripping hazard, and a ceiling tile was missing in a classroom , exposing pipes and wiring.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3407.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Infant Care Area - Safe, Open Floor Space
This standard was found to be deficient as both infant classrooms were not set up to include safe, open floor space for floor time play during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2403(2).
- May 29, 2025Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
This standard was found to be deficient as the operation was not able to provide a current fire inspection during the application inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
This standard was found to be deficient after the operation's sleeping cots were not properly labeled or identified.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4503(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
This standard was found to be deficient after it was observed that a toilet rail in a classroom needs repair. Additionally, the playground area has an outdoor faucet box missing a cover. Loos materials were stored near an entrance , creating a tripping hazard, and a ceiling tile was missing in a classroom , exposing pipes and wiring.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3407.
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Two Exits from Each Room
This standard was found to be defieicent after the operation did not have emgency evacuation diagrams with two exit paths from each room during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Infant Care Area - Safe, Open Floor Space
This standard was found to be deficient as both infant classrooms were not set up to include safe, open floor space for floor time play during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2403(2).
- May 29, 2025Inspection5 findings · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
This standard was found to be deficient as the operation was not able to provide a current fire inspection during the application inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5101(a).
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
This standard was found to be deficient after the operation's sleeping cots were not properly labeled or identified.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.4503(b).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Two Exits from Each Room
This standard was found to be defieicent after the operation did not have emgency evacuation diagrams with two exit paths from each room during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.5207(a)(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Infant Care Area - Safe, Open Floor Space
This standard was found to be deficient as both infant classrooms were not set up to include safe, open floor space for floor time play during the inspection.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.2403(2).
- SeriousTexas: Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
This standard was found to be deficient after it was observed that a toilet rail in a classroom needs repair. Additionally, the playground area has an outdoor faucet box missing a cover. Loos materials were stored near an entrance , creating a tripping hazard, and a ceiling tile was missing in a classroom , exposing pipes and wiring.
Correction verified Jun 4, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.3407.
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Dec 19, 2025
- Capacity
- 275 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Not accepted
- County
- Collin
- Website
- kindercare.com
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Contact & location
3404 Sky Ridge Ln, Melissa, TX 75454
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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