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Waco Montessori School

Waco, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
9 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
August 26, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 26, 1994
Capacity
180 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
40970

Where

1920 Columbus Ave
Waco, TX 76701

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 1
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
May 6, 2025High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined a caregiver hit a child in care.”
June 23, 2025
May 6, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not comfort a child in care, who was crying.”
June 23, 2025
September 21, 2023Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “Based on the evidence from the investigation, it was determined a child in care was able to gain access to medication from a caregiver's purse.”
November 6, 2023
September 21, 2023High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “It was determined during the investigation; 2 caregivers were found of neglect of a child.”
November 6, 2023
September 21, 2023High746.1205(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 the evidence from the investigation, it was determined a child in care was not adequately supervised and was able to gain access and ingest medication.”
November 6, 2023
September 21, 2023High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “It was determined the parent was not notified immediately when the administration became aware a child in care was able to gain access to medication and was able to ingest the pill.”
November 6, 2023
June 14, 2023High746.1205(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: “It was determined a child was left on the playground unsupervised while the classroom was transitioning inside.”
June 15, 2023
September 25, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “It was determined 2 children were left outside on the playground without a caregiver for 2 minutes,”
September 29, 2022
March 1, 2022Medium746.2206(2) - Written Activity Plan - Active and Quiet Play Opportunities
State’s note: “The activity plans did not reflect when the children were getting their physical activity/active play time.”
March 8, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Waco Montessori School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 26, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Waco Montessori School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 9: 7 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 1 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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