Heights Garden Montessori
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77008
1505 W 25th St, Houston, Texas 77008. (832) 409-6697.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 11 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 30, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: Medium 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.
Jul 30, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The playground was observed having less than 6 inches of required loose fill surfacing during the inspection.”
Aug 22, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The operation has a broken playground border on their playground. The operatoin has exposed nails on their playground.”
Aug 27, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child food allergy plan was not signed by the doctor and another child did not have a food allergy plan on file.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not have a fire drill in the month of July.”
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“The operation did not have a emergency evacuation relocation diagram in pre-school classroom in the second building. Corrected: When the operation placed fan emergency evacuation relocation diagram in the pre-school classroom.”
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Install CO Detection System-Number of CO Detection Devices
“In both buildings they was not a carbon monoxide detectors installed. Corrected: When the operation installed the carbon monoxide detectors.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“The operation had two medications (EpiPens) they had expired on 1/31/2024 and 1/13/2024.”
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Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
“The operation did not have documentation for the unitary surfacing materials installed on the second playground.”
18 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 7, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The play structure did not have at least six inch of surfacing around the play structure.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Three children are missing an address for their emergency contact information.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One caregiver is missing 4 hours of annual training for training year 6/20/2022 to 6/20/2023. Corrected: When 4 hours of annual training was taken from 6/20/2023 to 6/20/2024.”
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Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
“The director is missing 30 hours of annual training for training year June 2022 to June 2023. Corrected: When 30 hours of annual training was taken for training year June 2023 to June 2024.”
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Written Operational Policies Procedures for Parent Review Licensing Reports & How to Access Rules
“The operational policies did not state where parents can view the most recent inspection form.”
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Written Operational Policies - Instructions for Contacting Licensing Office/Online and TX Abuse & Neglect Hotline
“The operational policies did not state how parents can contact the local licensing office or the abuse and neglect line.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Two children are missing their health care statement.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“One child is missing immunization records.”
Aug 15, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Two Exits Located in Distant Parts
“The operation had one of the exit doors blocked with a shelf.”
Sep 14, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver was observed caring for children with a pending background.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child with a know allergy did not have a allergy plan on file.”
Jul 19, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
“The pre-school classroom was out of ratio, when the caregiver came to open the gate and when she walked out the classroom to come to the front office area. There was one caregiver in the classroom with 18 children SAG 3 years old.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The side gate still have broken and lose boards. Corrected: When the caregiver went out to put the boards on the gate.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“The operation is using space that is not permitted by licensing.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance
“The director did not have a time sheet or documentation on when she is present at the operation.”
Jun 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“The side gate had broken and lose boards.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The operation did not maintain loose-fill surfacing materials they do not have a least six inches for the play area that is greater than five feet or less.”
Feb 28, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Sep 23, 2020.
- Its permit has conditions.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 57 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?
- 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 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Immanuel Lutheran Church and School | 12 |
| Grace Weekday School | 10 |
| Principrin School | 3 |
| Great Little Minds Academy | 11 |
| The Goddard School (The Greater Heights) | 1 |
| Miss Pattycake Childcare of Heights | 2 |
| Heights Garden Montessori This child care provider | 8 |
| Alianza Eco International School | 6 |
| After 3 After School Program at Love E.s. | 4 |
| The Kenworthy School | 16 |
| After 3 After School Program at Sinclair E.s | 3 |
| Spanish School 4kids | 12 |
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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