Salado Montessori Inc.
A licensed child care center in Salado, Texas 76571
10880 FM 1670, Salado, Texas 76571. (254) 947-4005.
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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 Bell County: 2
- 2 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 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?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 15, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Aug 5, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Policies Comply with Rules, at the inspection on Oct 21, 2024
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 Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Aug 5, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During an investigation it was found that the operation staff had a child help clean up their own urine.”
Oct 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Policies Comply with Rules
The inspectors’ words, 181 words
“The operational policies were missing the following items; Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan) your policies must include: The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and (F) The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play ; and (G) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. The handbook was also mising; Parents Rights and the Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs. The policy must address the requirements outlined in ?746.2202 of this chapter”
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Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%
“Observed 2 caregiver files and all training was completed online. There was no instructor lead training available for review. I spoke to the director about the minimum standards training being done quarterly that she could get 3 hours from that training.”
Jan 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
“During the monitoring inspection it was found that the first aid kit had several expired items. These items were removed and replaced while Child Care Regulation was present.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Feb 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation had not completed a fire drill in the month of January 2022. This was corrected when a fire drill was completed during the inspection. The operation was able to exit with all staff and children in 1 minute and 7 seconds.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 2, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 22 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.
- 1 report 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 4.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Salado Montessori Inc. This child care provider | 4 |
| Kids Zone Salado | 4 |
| The Play Yard LP | 15 |
| Susan Travis | 2 |
| Maria Burgos | 4 |
| Tiny Troops Learning Center | 4 |
| God’s Promise | 6 |
| A Heart for the Children | 0 |
| Theresas Creative Minds | 6 |
| Barnyard Babes Daycare | 3 |
| Faith’s First Steps Home Daycare | 0 |
| Carmen Y Benitez Rivera | 2 |
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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