- Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Inspector's note: Staff files reviewed at the operation did not have a Pre-Employment affidavit. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical Policies Comply with Rules
Inspector's note: The operational policies were missing promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity, parents' rights, Instructions on how a parent may access the Minimum standards online, Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the HHSC website, information regarding Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children, procedures for supporting inclusive care needs for children, and information related to maintaining a gang free zone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Inspector's note: A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-16. - Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Inspector's note: 5/10 children's records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-10-23.
Licensed Center · Texas
The Kids Zone Learning Center
3730 E Mckinney St Ste 101, Denton
Last inspected Oct 16, 2026 · Map
About this program
- Licensed capacity
- 155
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Hours
- 05:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Programs
- School Age Care,Before School Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided,Transportation to/from School ,Field Trips,Night Care
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- License type
- Full Permit
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2017
- Phone
- 9402186183
- Website
- dentonkidzone.com
No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.
State compliance summary
How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.
Inspection History
- Critical Policies Comply with Rules
Inspector's note: The operational policies were missing promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity, parents' rights, Instructions on how a parent may access the Minimum standards online, Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the HHSC website, information regarding Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children, procedures for supporting inclusive care needs for children, and information related to maintaining a gang free zone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Inspector's note: A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-16. - Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Inspector's note: 5/10 children's records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Inspector's note: Staff files reviewed at the operation did not have a Pre-Employment affidavit. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-10-23.
- Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Inspector's note: Staff files reviewed at the operation did not have a Pre-Employment affidavit. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Inspector's note: A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-16. - Critical Policies Comply with Rules
Inspector's note: The operational policies were missing promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity, parents' rights, Instructions on how a parent may access the Minimum standards online, Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline and the HHSC website, information regarding Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children, procedures for supporting inclusive care needs for children, and information related to maintaining a gang free zone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Inspector's note: 5/10 children's records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-10-23.
- Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Inspector's note: A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-16. - Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Inspector's note: 5/10 children's records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-10-23.
- Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Inspector's note: 5/10 children's records reviewed did not have adequate information for emegency contacts. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-10-23. - Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Inspector's note: A staff person was present at the operation without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-10-16.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Complying with Laws and Rules
Inspector's note: The emergency preparedness plan did not have all required items, including: 746.5202 (B)(D)(E)(3 A,B)(4)(5) Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-11. - Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Inspector's note: The operation did not have an updated fire inspection that was conducted by a fire marshal. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-15. - Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Inspector's note: The food allergy plan was not signed by both parent and health care professional. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-15.
- Critical Sanitize Potty-Chairs
Inspector's note: A potty seat was observed to not have been sanitized immediately after use. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-04-23. - Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Inspector's note: Required medical information was not available for 28 children in the AM transportation binder. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-24. - Critical Complying with Laws and Rules
Inspector's note: The emergency preparedness plan did not have all required items, including: 746.5202 (B)(D)(E)(3 A,B)(4)(5) Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-01. - Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: Proper supervision was not observed when multiple school age children were allowed to go into the building from outside alone. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-23. - Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
Inspector's note: Electronic child safety alarms were not being used in all vehicles checked during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-05-08. - Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Inspector's note: The food allergy plan was not signed by both parent and health care professional. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-01. - Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
Inspector's note: 2 caregivers were unaware of how many children they were caring for. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-23. - Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Inspector's note: The operation did not have an updated fire inspection that was condcuted by a fire marshall. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-08. - Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Inspector's note: One vehicle did not have a required first aid kit. Two vehicles did not have all required supplies in good condition. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-24. - Non-critical Orientation-Handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials
Inspector's note: One caregiver did not have the required orientation traning for handling, storage and disposing of hazardous materials. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-05-01. - Non-critical Documentation of Drills
Inspector's note: The operation did not have documentation of all drills conducted. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-05-01. - Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Inspector's note: Information regarding emergency telephone numbers was not available for 28 children in the AM transportation binder. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-24.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
Inspector's note: Several classrooms had missing outlet covers. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection. - Critical Using, Storing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials
Inspector's note: Cleaning material was founded in sink that were not locked. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when the operational policies regarding release procedures of children were not followed, resulting in infants being left unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-04. - Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver left the classroom for approximately 1 minute and 58 seconds. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-04.
- Non-critical Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
Inspector's note: Seven out of ten children are missing an admission date. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-10-03. - Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Inspector's note: One of the four infants do not have updated infant feeding instructions. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-10-03.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: There was no caregiver supervising nap time for approximately 30 seconds. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-03. - Critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
Inspector's note: The director is not appropriately supervising staff, as a classroom was left unattended for a period of time during naptime. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-03.
- Critical Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Inspector's note: Operation has a piece of paper taped to an epi-pen. The Epi-pen is not in it's original packaging. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-09-27. - Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: Staff were not properly supervising children when they were seen walking around the building. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-09-19. - Non-critical Children's Records - Admission Information
Inspector's note: Operation is using out dated admission forms from 2010 that does not have a special care needs statement. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-10-04.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Inspector's note: This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-12.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Inspector's note: The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was left on a vehicle, back in September 2023. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-22. - Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Inspector's note: The operation did not immediately communicate to the parents' critical information regarding an incident that placed a child at risk. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-22. - Critical AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
Inspector's note: A child was left unattended in a vehicle for approximately 40 minutes. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-22. - Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Inspector's note: The operation did not share an incident report with the parents. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-02-22. - Critical Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
Inspector's note: The driver of the vehicle did not conduct a name to face when the children got of the vehicle, which resulted in a child being left on a vehicle. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-22.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Release of Children
Inspector's note: The operation denied a parent to pick up their children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-13.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Inspector's note: An infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer. The infant was removed from the bouncer and moved to a crib. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-10-16.
- Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
Inspector's note: Two children with food allergies, have expired epiPens on file at the center. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-03. - Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
Inspector's note: The bus binders were observed and missing the following; -some bus binders were missing a list for who is being transported for the month of October, -Some bus binders were missing children's paperwork that is required for transportation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-10-06. - Non-critical Required Admission Information - Special School-age Permissions
Inspector's note: The bus binders were observed and children's paperwork was missing permission for the center to transport the children to and from school. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-06. - Critical Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
Inspector's note: There is a medication without a child name and it is unknown who it is for. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-10-06.
Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.