School of Montessori Inc.

A licensed child care center in Nederland, Texas 77627

1503 S 16th St, Nederland, Texas 77627. (409) 237-4177.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

4 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Jefferson County: 3
0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
5 inspections on record
Not rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: Medium High. Every month

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What these words mean5

Inspection (survey): A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation: What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Texas’s risk levels: Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Licence status: Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity: The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

4 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 95 child care providers in Jefferson County had 3.

5 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 22, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

4 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
2024	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most

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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 22, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies

CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

“Two of the three staff records pulled had Pediatric/First Aid Certificates that did not include the hands-on component, as required by minimum standards and as established by the American Heart Association.”

Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 6, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 30, 2026.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“A walk-through of the outdoor learning space revealed that certain areas of the fence are in need of repair. Additionally, the compost bin, accessible to children at play, has several loose wooden boards and exposed screws. These areas in their current state puts children at risk for an injury.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 29, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 16, 2026.

Jan 22, 2025: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 23, 2025.

Jan 26, 2024: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“The operation did not report via online provider account the number of employees who ceased working at the center during the previous calendar year by January 15th as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 29, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 30, 2024.

3 deficiencies older than three years

Oct 3, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies

AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone

“A caregiver present at the operation did not have an initial background check.”

Rule 745.621(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 3, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 3, 2023.
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“The operation does not have a current fire inspection.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 17, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 12, 2023.

Jan 31, 2023: assessment1 deficiency

Report Number of Employees

“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2022 Survey data from January 25, 2021, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2022 by January 15, 2023, as required.”

Rule 746.303(b). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 2, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 31, 2023.

All 8 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Sep 22, 2026	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Sep 25, 2025	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 22, 2025	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Sep 30, 2024	Inspection	No violation found
Jan 26, 2024	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Oct 3, 2023	Inspection	2 deficiencies cited
Jan 31, 2023	Assessment	1 deficiency cited
Oct 5, 2022	Inspection	No violation found

Is it licensed?

Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 5, 1986.
Licensed for ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 35 children.

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

Not rated in Texas Rising Star.

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

Among 95 child care providers in Jefferson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 95 in Jefferson County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
Agape Tender Care	0
School of Montessori Inc. This child care provider	4
Graceful Journey Learning Center	0
Little Wooden Shoes	3
Kimberly Brown	20
Helena YMCA	4
Hillcrest YMCA	3
Highland YMCA	2
Langham YMCA	2
Wesley Methodist Church Mdo	6
Holy Cross Lutheran Ece	2
A Merry Go Round Daycare/Preschool	0

What the record doesn’t say

Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.

Sources

Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.

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