Early Discovery Montessori Academy

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77082
Street address: 15985 Westheimer Rd
Phone: (281) 496-3339
Capacity: 60
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 06:30 AM-06:30 PM / Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: April 15, 2019
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Plain-English summary of cited deficiencies

State records list 9 cited deficiencies dated March 14, 2024 to January 29, 2026 (2 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium, 2 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 0 corrected at inspection, 9 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization (746.605(12))
Cited March 14, 2024 (correction date recorded: March 21, 2024; correction verified March 21, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Emergency medical authorization was missing from one file checked.
High risk · Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher (746.5617(a)(5))
Cited March 14, 2024 (correction date recorded: March 21, 2024; correction verified March 21, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The fire extinguisher was not mounted inside the van used for transportation.
Medium High risk · Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering (746.3417(3))
Cited February 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 28, 2025; correction verified February 25, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A two-year-old child's hands were not washed after a diaper change.
Medium High risk · Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child (746.3415(4))
Cited February 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 28, 2025; correction verified February 25, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper.
Medium risk · Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children (746.2505(3))
Cited February 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 28, 2025; correction verified February 25, 2025).
What the record describes: A caregiver did not sanitize the diaper-changing mat after each use.
Medium risk · Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days (746.2421(b))
Cited February 24, 2025 (correction date recorded: February 28, 2025; correction verified February 25, 2025).
What the record describes: Three infants did not have updated feeding sheets completed by their parents.
Medium risk · Required Admission Information - Physician Information (746.605(11))
Cited March 14, 2024 (correction date recorded: March 21, 2024; correction verified March 21, 2024).
What the record describes: Physician information was missing from one file checked.
Medium Low risk · Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) (746.901(4))
Cited January 29, 2026 (correction date recorded: February 2, 2026; correction verified February 2, 2026).
What the record describes: A notarized affidavit was missing from one of four staff files checked.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 23, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 23, 2025; correction verified January 23, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The narrative states that licensed child care centers must annually report employee departures for the previous year to Child Care Regulation by January 15. It instructs centers that had not reported 2023 departures to submit them through their regulation account by January 15, 2024.

Counts, dates, risk levels and correction status come directly from the state data. The plain-English descriptions were written automatically from the inspectors' narratives and checked against them by a second automated reviewer; they cover citations dated October 11, 2023 to October 11, 2026. They may contain errors; the official record is authoritative.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for Early Discovery Montessori Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (2 High, 2 Medium High, 3 Medium, 2 Medium Low).

Records list 3 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-01-29.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	2
Medium High	2
Medium	3
Medium Low	2
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-01-29 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low

Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

Notarized affidavit was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.

Correction date recorded: 2026-02-02

2025-02-24 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High

Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering

One two years old child hands were not washed after diaper change.

Correction date recorded: 2025-02-28

2025-02-24 · 746.2505(3) · Medium

Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children

Caregiver did not sanitize the diaper changing mat after each use.

Correction date recorded: 2025-02-28

Full citation history from HHSC (14)

2026-01-29 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low
Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-02. Correction verified: 2026-02-02.
Notarized affidavit was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.
2025-02-24 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-28. Correction verified: 2025-02-25.
Three infants did not have the updated infant feeding sheet completed by their parents.
2025-02-24 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-28. Correction verified: 2025-02-25.
One caregiver did not wash her hands after changing a child's diaper.
2025-02-24 · 746.2505(3) · Medium
Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Items Accessible to Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-28. Correction verified: 2025-02-25.
Caregiver did not sanitize the diaper changing mat after each use.
2025-02-24 · 746.3417(3) · Medium High
Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-28. Correction verified: 2025-02-25.
One two years old child hands were not washed after diaper change.
2025-01-23 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-23. Correction verified: 2025-01-23.
All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employees that left your employment in 2023
2024-03-14 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-21. Correction verified: 2024-03-21.
Fire extinguisher was not mounted inside the van used for transportation.
2024-03-14 · 746.605(11) · Medium
Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-21. Correction verified: 2024-03-21.
Physician information was missing on one file checked.
2024-03-14 · 746.605(12) · High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-21. Correction verified: 2024-03-21.
Emergency medical authorization was missing on one file checked.
2023-04-10 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-04-24. Correction verified: 2023-04-13.
One caregiver did not have her current first aid and CPR training on file.
2023-04-10 · 746.2421(b) · Medium
Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-04-14. Correction verified: 2023-04-11.
Two infants feeding instructions were not updated during inspection. One was corrected during inspection when the parent of infant completed the form for licensing.
2023-04-10 · 746.2407 · Medium High
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2023-04-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Two infants ages 17 months old did not have any safety straps on when placed on their highchair. This was corrected during inspection.
2022-05-05 · 746.603(a)(3) · Medium
Children's Records - Health Statement
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-05-12. Correction verified: 2022-05-06.
Health statement was missing on file for two out of four records checked.
2022-05-05 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-05-20. Correction verified: 2022-05-17.
One out of four staff files checked was missing 11 hours of annual training from 10/28/2020 to 10/28/2021. Caregiver had 13 out of 24 hours.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1319501

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.