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Montessori School of Downtown & Medical Center

Licensed & activeAges Infant, ToddlerUp to 100 children

4510 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004

Safety record

7 findings across 17 inspections

7 were rated high or medium-high risk. All were marked corrected. Texas HHSC inspections since 2022.

Facilities & equipmentMedium-high riskCorrectedJun 2, 2026
Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets: A crib was observed during inspection having loose fitting sheets. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the loose sheets and replacing with snug fitting sheets.
Fire safety & emergency drillsMedium-high riskCorrectedJun 17, 2025
Fire Extinguishers Serviced: Fire extinguishers in the infant building were observed not serviced last dated 9/2023.
Supervision & ratiosHigh riskCorrectedMar 28, 2025

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Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Evidence
Aug 21, 2026	Inspection	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Aug 21, 2026	Investigation of a report	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Aug 19, 2026	Investigation of a report	No deficiencies cited	0	Verified
Jun 2, 2026	Inspection	Deficiencies cited	1	Verified

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Jun 2, 2026	§746.2409(a)(2) Facilities & equipment	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets: A crib was observed during inspection having loose fitting sheets. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the loose sheets and replacing with snug fitting sheets.
Jun 17, 2025	§746.5307(b) Fire safety & emergency drills	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Fire Extinguishers Serviced: Fire extinguishers in the infant building were observed not serviced last dated 9/2023.
Mar 28, 2025	§745.641 Supervision & ratios	High risk	Corrected	AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: A caregiver was observed present in a classroom in the role of a caregiver without an approved background. The caregiver was sent away from the operation during the inspection.
Jan 15, 2025	§746.1201(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	High risk	Corrected	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained during the investigation, caregivers did not demonstrate good judgement when a child in care fell from a play structure sustaining an injury that required medical attention from a health care provider. Caregivers failed to evaluate the child for injuries.
Jan 15, 2025	§746.307(b)(1) Health records & medication	Medium-high risk	Corrected	AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization: Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered during the investigation a child in care received an injury that required medical treatment from a health care professional and the parent was not immediately notified of the incident.
Jul 26, 2022	§746.1301(4)(A) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR: Three of the four staff folders reviewed were observed having expired CPR training.
Jul 26, 2022	§746.1301(3)(A) Staff qualifications & clearances	Medium-high risk	Corrected	Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing: Three of the four staff folders reviewed were observed having expired first aid training.

Date

Code

Severity

Status

Finding (source text)

Jun 2, 2026

§746.2409(a)(2)

Facilities & equipment

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets: A crib was observed during inspection having loose fitting sheets. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed removing the loose sheets and replacing with snug fitting sheets.

Jun 17, 2025

§746.5307(b)

Fire safety & emergency drills

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Fire Extinguishers Serviced: Fire extinguishers in the infant building were observed not serviced last dated 9/2023.

Mar 28, 2025

§745.641

Supervision & ratios

High risk

Corrected

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation: A caregiver was observed present in a classroom in the role of a caregiver without an approved background. The caregiver was sent away from the operation during the inspection.

Jan 15, 2025

§746.1201(1)

Staff qualifications & clearances

High risk

Corrected

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control: Based on the preponderance of evidence obtained during the investigation, caregivers did not demonstrate good judgement when a child in care fell from a play structure sustaining an injury that required medical attention from a health care provider. Caregivers failed to evaluate the child for injuries.

Jan 15, 2025

§746.307(b)(1)

Health records & medication

Medium-high risk

Corrected

AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization: Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered during the investigation a child in care received an injury that required medical treatment from a health care professional and the parent was not immediately notified of the incident.

Jul 26, 2022

§746.1301(4)(A)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR: Three of the four staff folders reviewed were observed having expired CPR training.

Jul 26, 2022

§746.1301(3)(A)

Staff qualifications & clearances

Medium-high risk

Corrected

Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing: Three of the four staff folders reviewed were observed having expired first aid training.

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Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
Texas HHSC Operations TX	129018	name, type, status, capacity, ages, hours, address, phone, subsidies	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
us_census_geocoder US	4510 CAROLINE ST\|HOUSTON\|TX\|…	location Census Geocoder Exact match: 4510 CAROLINE ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77004	Verified	—	Nov 5, 2026
tx_twc_subsidy_providers TX	418838	tx_rising_star_rating, accepts_cc_subsidy	Verified	Apr 18, 2026	Nov 6, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905755309		Verified	Aug 21, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905905115		Verified	Aug 21, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905905114		Verified	Aug 19, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905755308		Verified	Jun 2, 2026	Nov 5, 2026
Texas HHSC Inspections	905755307		Verified	Jul 15, 2025	Nov 5, 2026

Montessori School of Downtown & Medical Center

7 findings across 17 inspections

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Montessori School of Downtown & Medical Center

7 findings across 17 inspections

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