Children’s Hour Montessori
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77098
1913 Southwest Fwy Ste B, Houston, Texas 77098. (713) 667-6698.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 3 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 10 inspections on record
- Not 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?
3 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Mar 10, 2026: no violation found.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Mar 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“A sanitation inspection has not been conducted since February 14, 2024.”
Apr 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“1 out of 4 staff files evaulated did not contain current First Aid training.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“1 out of 4 staff files evaulated did not contain current CPR training.”
8 deficiencies older than three years
May 24, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support that a child being left alone unsupervised on the playground around 6 minutes on 05/24/2023.”
Jan 2, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“During this investigation, it was determined the operation did not obtain parent signature on an incident report or provide the parent with a copy of an incident report for a child that required medical attention while in care.”
Jun 23, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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AP Background check determination - If ineligible then you must immediately remove subject from operation and confirm to CBCU receipt of notice letter
“An individual with an ineligible background status was present at the operation conducting janitorial duties in a classroom where children were present. The operation received the ineligible notification from CBCU on 2/14/2022. Note: The Director requested the individual to leave the operation immediately.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“A caregiver who provides care for children 24 months old and younger is missing annual training hours in shaken baby syndrome and SIDS training topics.”
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Diaper Changing Steps- Parent’s Written Permission for Powders, Lotions, Etc.
“A caregiver was observed using diaper rash cream on a child when changing the child’s diaper. The caregiver does not have written permission or authorization from the child’s parent to use the cream. The cream did not belong to the child. Note: The Director obtained authorization during the inspection from the child’s parent to use diaper rash cream as needed for their child.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used
“A caregiver was observed in the operations playground area changing a child’s diaper on floor where the children were playing.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child which has a diagnosed food allergy and requires an epipen does not have a signed copy of the food allergy plan available for review at the operation.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
“The emergency plan is missing the name and address of the relocation site. Note: The name and address for the relocation site was added to the emergency plan during the inspection.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 24, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 30, 2018.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 54 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.
- 2 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 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 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 3.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Primrose School of Upper Kirby | 10 |
| Miss Pattycake Childcare,llc D/B/A Miss Pattycake Montessori | 2 |
| Children’s Hour Montessori This child care provider | 3 |
| Lipp-Upper Kirby | 7 |
| Children Today @ Lamar High School | 28 |
| Bethany Christian School | 0 |
| Ikids at Poe Elementary School | 0 |
| House at Pooh Corner Inc. | 1 |
| St. Stephen’s Episcopal School-Houston | 5 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 4 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church and School | 12 |
| Brooke’s Learning Corner | 4 |
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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