Licensed child care center · public record
First Steps Montessori Learning Center
San Antonio, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
9 state inspections, last 2 years
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
September 17, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 28, 2023
- Capacity
- 37 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1748762
Where
3850 S Loop 1604 W
San Antonio, TX 78264
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups State’s note: “Two infant bottles were not labeled with child's name. Note: Corrected at Inspection when caregiver labeled bottles.” |
| September 17, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “Three staff members had CPR training that was taken online, therefore does not adhere with the guidelines for American Heart Association.” |
| April 10, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “Based on information gathered during this investigation, the operation did not provide the parent of the child who wandered outside unsupervised with an incident report.” |
| April 10, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “Based on information gathered during the investigation, caregivers failed to properly supervise a child when the child was able to wander outside the daycare alone.” |
| April 10, 2026 | High | 746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk State’s note: “Based on information gathered during this investigation, the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child wandered away from the daycare unsupervised.” |
| March 31, 2026 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.” |
| March 31, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for State’s note: “During an investigation, it was determined that the caregivers did not know how many children were in their care on the day of the incident.” |
| March 31, 2026 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “During an investigation, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately three hours.” |
| January 27, 2026 | Medium High | 746.303(a)(4) - Report Change in Director State’s note: “During the inspection, it was learned that the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of the change in director. Note: This was corrected at inspection when the director provided me with their qualifications.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The Director does not have the required training in the following topics: Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; and Administering medication, if applicable, including compliance with ?746.3803 of this title (relating to What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a child in my care?)” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required State’s note: “One caregiver that provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, does not have the required training. One clock hour of the annual training hours must cover the following topics: (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; (2) Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome…” |
| February 26, 2025 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “The primary caregiver in the toddler classroom has provisional conditions and was caring for the children alone. Note: This was corrected when another caregiver was added in the classroom.” |
| August 3, 2023 | Medium High | 746.301(5) - Notification of Change in Age Range of Children In Care State’s note: “The operation allowed a 5 year old child in care before requesting that Child Care Regulation amend their permit to add ages 5 years and up. The operation is currently permitted to care for only children between 0-4 years.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 20, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 10, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 31, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- March 31, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 26, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 28, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected First Steps Montessori Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 17, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does First Steps Montessori Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 6 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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