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Southampton Montessori LP

A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77005

5012 Morningside Dr, Houston, Texas 77005. (713) 526-6982.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 17 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

17 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.

14 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 25, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 29, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Mar 29, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jul 10, 2025

2 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

17 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

17 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 25, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing

    “One caregiver was not current on her First Aid/CPR training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(3)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2026.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

    “One caregiver was not current on her First Aid/CPR training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2026.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

    “One caregiver was missing the following training for 1.emergency preparedness, 2. controlling the spread of communicable disease, diseases, 3. administering medication, 4. handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials and 5. responding to food, allergies and 6. understanding building safety.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 9, 2026.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist

    “Maintenance checklist had not been kept for the Month of August 2026.”

    Rule 746.4751(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 1, 2026.

Mar 29, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “It has been determined that the operation allowed a child to stay in the bathroom for the duration of after naptime bathroom break for a total of 35 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 27, 2026. Correction verified: May 12, 2026.

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “It has been determined that the operation left two children unsupervised in a restroom connected to the classroom for 5 minutes.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 27, 2026. Correction verified: May 12, 2026.

Sep 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “Records for 9 children were reviewed. 1 did not have an emergency contact listed and 2 did not have an address for the emergency contact.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 24, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2025.

Aug 26, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Maximum Height - Under Age 5

    “A major play structure had a platform that was over 6 feet tall. Children between 3-5 years old were observed playing on it.”

    Rule 746.4607(b)(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 26, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2025.

  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

    “Six children were missing the address of their emergency contact.”

    Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 19, 2025.

  • Children’s Records Maintained

    “One child was missing the following information: Field Trip authorization, medication authorization, swimming authorization.”

    Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 19, 2025.

Jul 10, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    “It has been established via investigation that a caregiver was using inappropriate discipline against a child by grabbing and pulling an arm.”

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 5, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 19, 2025.

Jun 26, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “One caregiver responsible for a group of 14 children ages 22 months-3 years old was present without an eligible background check. Note: The operation instructed the caregiver they cannot return until notice of eligibility is received.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 27, 2024.

  • Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training

    “One caregiver who transports children needs transportation training.”

    Rule 746.1301(a)(7)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 1, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 27, 2024.

  • Annual Sanitation Inspection

    “The last sanitation inspection was completed 06/01/2023.”

    Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 10, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 3, 2024.

  • Children’s Records Maintained

    “Records were evaluated for ten children enrolled and the following was determined: Two children needed parent signatures on their food allergy emergency plan. Three children needed an address for the emergency contact. One child enrolled needed an updated immunization record. One child enrolled has permission to participate in water activities however there was no indication if the child is able to swim without assistance. Records for two children enrolled did not indicate if there is permission to transport for field trips or emergency care.”

    Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 24, 2024. Correction verified: Jul 24, 2024.

Apr 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence

    “Three of the operations classrooms were damaged due to bursting pipes.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 2, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

Dec 18, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “During this inspection a caregiver was observed with a group of 21 children ages 3-5 years old. The caregiver did not have an active background check. Note: The caregiver was removed from the classroom during this inspection.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 18, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 10, 2024.

All 16 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 25, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
May 12, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Apr 24, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 31, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 29, 2026Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Sep 19, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 26, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jul 21, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jul 10, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Feb 27, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 26, 2024Inspection4 deficiencies cited
May 9, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 2, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Jan 18, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 18, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Nov 30, 2023InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 23, 2024.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 576 children.
Source:

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 .
Source:

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.
Source:

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 17.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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