# The Bandu Montessori Academy

The Bandu Montessori Academy is a licensed child care program (child care center) in El Paso, TX serving ages Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 45 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 1057 Doniphan Park Cir Ste E, El Paso, TX 79922

- Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 45
- License/permit: 1726185
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (915) 702-0218
- Website: www.banduacademy.com
- Hours: 07:30 AM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1385380

## Inspection record
3 findings across 11 Texas HHSC inspections (2021-12-10 to 2026-10-05); 2 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2024-02-27 — Other, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-03-07: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection: The gas inspection was expired as of 8/2023. (§746.5401; [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-5401))
- 2024-02-27 — Facilities & equipment, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-03-27: Space Requirements for School-age - Individual Activities: During inspection there was a child doing activities in an area where he could easily be unnoticed. This was corrected during inspection when the child was told to conduct his activities elsewhere. (§746.2703(2); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-2703-2))
- 2023-03-23 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2023-04-24: Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers -  24 Annual Training: One employee was missing six hours of annual training hours. (§746.1301(5)(A); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-746-1301-5-a))

## Nearby programs
- [Mountain West Montessori](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-122775) — 1.03 km, capacity 106
- [St. Francis Montessori Christian School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1392414) — 1.37 km, capacity 67
- [Star Mountain Learning Center](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1489349) — 1.52 km, capacity 84
- [Mary Ann Dodson Camp](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-125725) — 1.96 km, capacity 200
- [Casa De Colores Montessori](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1410362) — 2.12 km, capacity 40
- [El Paso Gymnastics](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1384625) — 2.47 km, capacity 60

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1385380 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1385380
- us_census_geocoder record 1057 DONIPHAN PARK CIR STE E|EL PASO|TX|79922 (corroborated, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1726185 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1726185
- tx_twc_ccs_facilities record row-zpff-zwas~eye5 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bsvz-ncuc.json?state_id=1726185

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/tx-hhsc-1385380 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.