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Westwood Montessori School

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

4 state inspections, last 2 years
23 deficiencies on the state’s summary
12 high or medium-high risk
September 10, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 22, 2004
Capacity
64 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
826676

Where

1822 Sherwood Forest St
Houston, TX 77043

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 2
  • Medium-high 10
  • Medium 7
  • Medium-low 4
  • 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
September 10, 2026Medium746.3321(a)(1) - Toothbrushes - Labeled with Name
State’s note: “Children toothbrushes were observed not labeled with their names during the inspection.”
September 17, 2026
September 10, 2026Medium746.3321(a)(3) - Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary
State’s note: “Children toothbrushes were observed being stored together in one strorage container.”
September 17, 2026
September 10, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The annual sanitation inspection report was not available for review during the inspection”
October 15, 2026
September 10, 2026High746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
State’s note: “A 11mo infant was observed sleeping with a clipped attachment pacifier. This was corrected when the clip attachment was removed from the pacifier.”
At the inspection
September 10, 2026Medium746.4135(c) - Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
State’s note: “The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) form was not available for review during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection.”
At the inspection
January 20, 2026Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “The operation did not report to CCR the number of employees who left in 2025 before January 15, 2026.”
January 20, 2026
September 25, 2025Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “One child file did not have the immunization record for review during the inspection”
October 9, 2025
September 25, 2025Medium746.801(5) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
State’s note: “The attendance for the directors at the operation was not recorded and available for review during the inspection.”
October 9, 2025
September 25, 2025Medium High746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
State’s note: “The children's attendance records were reviewed and found to be inadequately documented, as there were no times of arrival and departure, nor initial signatures of staff responsible for the child during drop-off or pick-up.”
October 9, 2025
January 21, 2025Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.”
January 23, 2025
August 21, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The operation did not share a copy of the Incident Report Form with the parent. There is no parent signature on the incident form.”
October 19, 2024
April 24, 2024Medium746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
State’s note: “The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.”
May 20, 2024
January 24, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2024, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.”
January 26, 2024
October 6, 2023Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During the walkthrough of the playgroud I observed exposed nails on the playground fence. Corrected at Inspection: When the director called the maintenance man to cover the exposed nails with a wooden board.”
October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023Medium High746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
State’s note: “During the review of children's records 2 out of the 4 records evaluated was found to be missing the emergency contact address. Corrected at Inspection: A caregiver reached out to the parents and obtained the addresses for the two emergency contacts listed.”
October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “During the review of children records 2 out of the 4 records that were evaluated were found to be missing the food allergy emergency plan.”
November 27, 2023
October 7, 2022Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “I observed that 3 of the caregivers working with children do not have current certification in first aid.”
October 21, 2022
October 7, 2022High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “I observed that the background check status was still pending for a caregiver who was observed working with children during the inspection. NOTE: This caregiver was sent home during the inspection.”
At the inspection
October 7, 2022Medium High746.1305(b) - Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
State’s note: “I observed that the SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma training had expired for a caregiver who was observed working with infants during the inspection.”
October 14, 2022
October 7, 2022Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “The enrollment records for four children were evaluated during the inspection. I observed the following information missing from the files: 1. One child did not have documented information indicatiing whether or not he has any special needs. 2. One child did not have the following: A. An address documented for the emergency contact person. …”
October 14, 2022
October 7, 2022Medium High746.1203(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
State’s note: “In two different classrooms, the caregivers did not know the ages of the children and there was not a list of children in the room with documentation of their ages.”
October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “I observed one caregiver working with 5 infants. The specified age of the group was 10 months and the required child/caregiver ratio for 0-11 months is one caregiver with 4 infants. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection when one of the older infants was moved to the toddler classroom.”
October 7, 2022
February 24, 2022Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “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”
March 2, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Westwood Montessori School?

Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 10, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Westwood Montessori School have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 23: 2 high-risk, 10 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 4 medium-low-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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