Desert Bloom Montessori School
A licensed child care center in El Paso, Texas 79924
5735 Will Ruth Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79924. (915) 248-6885.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in El Paso County: 2
- 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?
14 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 371 child care providers in El Paso County had 2.
11 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 22, 2026: 3 deficiencies cited.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. 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.
Oct 22, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
“During walk through of operation, three rooms used by children did not have an evacuation diagram posted. This was corrected at inspection when the director posted pre-printed evacuation diagrams in each classroom.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outdoor Play - 13 Months to Toddler and Pre K
“Activity list for children three years and older does not provide two opportunities for outdoor play, totaling 60 minutes.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“Operation did not have a completed monthly maintenance checklist available for review for 10/01/26 through 10/18/26. This was corrected at inspection, when the director located a maintenance checklist dated 10/19/26 - 10/22/26 at the end of the inspection after the director arrived at the operation.”
Dec 9, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“In review of personnel records one caregiver does not have proof of training in administering medication, hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction or understanding building and physical premises safety available for review.”
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Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
“In review of personnel records the director does not have proof of training in hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction or understanding building and physical premises safety available for review.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“Operation did not have the most recent CCR inspection posted. This was corrected at inspection when director printed and posted the most recent CCR inspection.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“In review of employee records, one employee did not have documentation showing training was completed in hazardous materials available for review.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Operation does not have a current children’s product certification form 2885 completed. Form last completed 09/05 2022.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“Operation does not have a playground maintenance check list.”
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Documentation of Drills
“Operation does not have the documentation showing the time and date the fire drill was completed in January 2025.”
Mar 6, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Liability Insurance Maintained
“The operation does not have a current annual verification of liability insurance. The operation has a next annual verification past due date of 03/04/2023. This was corrected at inspection when the director went into her account and validated the insurance.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“In revienewing records one child’s record did not contain proof of immunization.”
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Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee’s personnel record
“While viewing records, director and one caregiver were missing 12 hours of annual training. Training was not available for review.”
Jan 18, 2024: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Report with a run date of 01/16/2023 indicates that the operation did not report the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required date of 1/15/2024.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 5, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“School began 08/07/2023. The operation did not conduct a fire drill in the month of August 2023. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted on 09/05/23 and completed within 3 minutes.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection. Most recent inspection was issued 07/25/22.”
Dec 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
“A child that does not attend school away from the operation did not have a health statement on file for review.”
Sep 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
“The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector available.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 3, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 34 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 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 371 child care providers in El Paso County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Desert Bloom Montessori School This child care provider | 14 |
| Wee Care | 11 |
| John E Uxer Head Start Site | 15 |
| Kims Day Care | 7 |
| Flying Colors Learning Center #5 | 6 |
| A Place to Grow III | 8 |
| Hollywood Kids Day Care | 8 |
| Paradise Learning Center | 8 |
| Nancys Daycare | 4 |
| Coras Day Care | 8 |
| Branon Head Start | 1 |
| Sun City Child Development Center | 20 |
| Ice Castles Too, Inc. Learning Center & Child Care | 13 |
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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