Montessori Learning Institute
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77074
5812 Maple St, Houston, Texas 77074. (713) 774-3793.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 12 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
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?
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jan 8, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jan 30, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the inspection on Jan 14, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Jan 14, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
12 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
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.
Jan 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“During the follow up inspection, a combined group of children were observed and a caregiver stated one group had 11 children and the other group had 6 children. There were 12 children accounted for in the first group.”
Jan 14, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“A caregiver stated 10 children were physically present in a classroom when there were only 9 children accounted for. Note: Discussed with the provider that all staff must know the correct number of children they’re responsible for at all times.”
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Observed a bottle of disinfectant spray in an unlocked cabinet during the inspection. Note: The provider removed the cleaning spray during the inspection.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A food allergy emergency plan for 1 child was missing the physicians signature.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“Medication for 1 child expired as of November 2024.”
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“The antiseptic wipes in the first aid kit are expired. Note: The provider disposed of the expired wipes during the inspection.”
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Children’s Products-Posting of CPSC website
“The Annual Child Product Certification was last completed on January 20th, 2023.”
Jan 17, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“One caregiver was observed in the Pre-K classroom alone with 10 children and the caregivers background check status was inactive. Another caregiver was observed with direct access to 9 children and the operation has not submitted a background check for this caregiver. The operation has not obtained an eligibility notification from CBCU stating the two caregivers can be present.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“2 out of 4 staff training records evaluated did not contain all required training topics.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“An expired Epi Pen was observed for a child with a known food allergy. The Epi Pen expired July of 2023. Note: The provider gave the Epi Pen back to the parent.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“A signed health statement for 1 out of 4 children’s records evaluated was not available for review.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer’s Name
“A training certificate reviewed for the director had the director’s name listed and not the trainer’s name who provided the training.”
11 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director is still missing 2 hours of annual training.”
Jan 20, 2023: inspection10 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“A caregiver was observed on a laptop doing other activities that were not directly related to the caring for children in the class.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR
“Documentation of current CPR and First Aid training for 5 out of 8 staff files evaluated was not available for review.”
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Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
“8 out of 8 staff files evaluated did not have the complete 24 hours of annual training available for review.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual health inspection has not been conducted since February 2, 2021.”
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Sheltering Drills for Lock-Down-4 times in a calendar year
“The operation only conducted 2 shelter drills and lock down drills within the last year.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“A gas leak inspection has not been completed January 6th, 2021.”
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Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
“There were no children signed in for the pre-k classroom during the inspection. Note: This was corrected during the inspection.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“Documentation of the full 30 hours of annual training for the director has not been completed.”
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Documentation of Drills
“Documentation showing a recent fire drills has been conducted was not available fore review during the inspection.”
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Children’s Records - Admission Information
“1 out of 8 children’s files evaluated did not contain authorization for emergency medical treatment and a special needs statement.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 15, 1988.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 84 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 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 12.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Montessori Learning Institute | 6 |
| Montessori Learning Institute This child care provider | 12 |
| Kelley Porter | Not given |
| Kinderworld Academy | 0 |
| Small Steps Nurturing Center-Gulfton | 18 |
| Shining Stars Academy | 10 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Kipp Connect | 7 |
| Project One Day | 13 |
| Mireya Del Rocio Adame | 9 |
| Sharpstown Kindercare | 46 |
| Red Apple Private School & Childcare | 31 |
| Epifania Molina | 73 |
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
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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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