Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.44
- Local median
- 0.63
Child Care Concepts, Inc. DBA Octopus Garden Preschool
1075 EXECUTIVE DR E, Richardson, TX 75081-2224
- Operation number:
- 549840
- Type:
- Licensed Center
- Status:
- Active (Y)
- Records checked:
- August 22, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation
- County:
- Dallas
- Capacity:
- 97
- License effective:
- December 15, 2000
- Hours:
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days:
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Phone:
- 9722346286
- Email:
- admin@octopusgardenpreschool.com
- Website:
- www.octopusgardenpreschool.com
Inspection snapshot
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Summary
This summary covers 16 available inspections for Child Care Concepts, Inc. DBA Octopus Garden Preschool from October 15, 2021 through July 7, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on December 14, 2023 and involved background screening.
Nine later inspections, from February 9, 2024 through July 7, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 16
- Recorded violations
- 7
- Higher-concern violations
- 7
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
16 total inspections vs 11.5 local median in 75081
Compared to 18 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 31%
- Local median
- 29%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 31%
- Local median
- 31%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.56
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for any one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
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Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- The operation allowed a caregiver to care for children before receiving a background check determination of Eligible, Provisional Eligibility with Conditions, or Eligible with Conditions. The caregiver left during the inspection.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated December 14, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- High
- Report section
- 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
- Official code
- 745.641
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The gas leak inspection was pass due.
- Correction deadline
- June 16, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 25, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
- Official code
- 746.5401
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Loose fill on the back playground was not maintained the proper depth.
- Correction deadline
- June 16, 2023
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated May 30, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(d) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
- Official code
- 746.4907(d)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Several plastic toys and structures on the playground were broken and had exposed edges. The director removed the items from the playground and threw them away.
- Correction status
- Completed at time of inspection
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
- Official code
- 746.4751(c)
Higher concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Upon review of records; two caregivers did not have the required 24 hours of annual training.
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated January 27, 2023
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
- Official code
- 746.1301(5)(A)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- The playground needs more surfacing in the fall zones.
- Correction deadline
- January 31, 2022
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated February 15, 2022
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
- Official code
- 746.4907(a)(1)
Higher concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- It was determined that the facility failed to report several cases of a communicable disease to licensing.
- Correction deadline
- October 15, 2021
- Correction status
- Correction evaluated November 1, 2021
More details
- Official Texas risk level
- Medium High
- Report section
- 746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
- Official code
- 746.305(a)(4)