Guiding Steps Montessori
A licensed child care center in Round Rock, Texas 78664
1000 E Bowman Dr, Round Rock, Texas 78664. (512) 551-9767.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 8 inspections on record
- 3-Star 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
8 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 17, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment, at the report to the state on Feb 20, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Feb 20, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“Of the six staff files reviewed, two of them had expired CPR/first aid training.”
Feb 20, 2024: report to the state6 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver spanked children on their arms and shoulders and patted the children on their bottom.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Two parents were not notified of a situation where it was believed that their infant child placed rodent feces in their mouth.”
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that garbage was in the hall and rodent feces was observed in rooms that children had access to.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that a classroom had peeling paint, there was a broken floor tile behind the toilet, there was a mold-stained ceiling tile and stained light fixtures.”
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Pest Extermination
“During a DFPS investigation it was found that the operation was completing pest control without the proper certification.”
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Required Personnel Records
“During a DFPS investigation the director’s file was unavailable for review.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Oct 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“Current Health Inspection was not available for review.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Report to the state | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 14, 2014.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 80 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 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 Oct 31, 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Council Oak Preschool | 2 |
| Texas Spanish Academy | 0 |
| Little Tots Sunshine | 8 |
| Kiddie Kingdom | 0 |
| Marie Johnson Head Start | 7 |
| Challenger School | 0 |
| Guiding Steps Montessori This child care provider | 7 |
| Smart Steps Montessori School | 0 |
| Round Rock Isd Success Child Development Center | 6 |
| Mitzi Lyn Moore | Not given |
| Rubi Wells | Not given |
| Primrose School of Round Rock at Forest Creek | 3 |
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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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