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Texas HHSC records list 28 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.
The most recent inspection in these records is dated August 11, 2026.
The same records list 33 cited deficiencies dated May 10, 2024 to June 4, 2026 (HHSC risk levels: 13 High, 13 Medium High, 6 Medium, 1 Medium Low).
Correction status recorded by HHSC: 5 corrected at inspection, 28 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.
HHSC lists a verified correction date for 28 of these citations.
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Texas Health and Human Services records list 33 cited deficiencies for Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (13 High, 13 Medium High, 6 Medium, 1 Medium Low).
Records list 28 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-08-11.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 13 |
| Medium High | 13 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Medium Low | 1 |
| 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.
2026-06-04 · 746.4907(d) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Not enough loose fill material was present. The dirt ground could be seen around the slide area. Loose fill material was not at appropriate depth. There was grass and weeds growing in the loose fill on the playground.
Correction date recorded: 2026-07-03
2026-04-21 · 745.621(a)(2) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
During an inspection, a caregiver was observed to be present prior to a background check being entered through the online provider portal. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
Correction date recorded: 2026-04-23
2026-04-21 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in March 2025.
Correction date recorded: 2026-05-29
2026-06-04 · 746.4907(d) · Medium High
Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-07-03. Correction verified: 2026-06-26.
Not enough loose fill material was present. The dirt ground could be seen around the slide area. Loose fill material was not at appropriate depth. There was grass and weeds growing in the loose fill on the playground.
2026-04-21 · 746.5101(a) · High
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-05-29. Correction verified: 2026-05-20.
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in March 2025.
2026-04-21 · 745.621(a)(2) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-23. Correction verified: 2026-04-23.
During an inspection, a caregiver was observed to be present prior to a background check being entered through the online provider portal. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection.
2025-11-17 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-16. Correction verified: 2025-11-19.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the child's parent within 48 hours of the incident occurring.
2025-11-17 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-16. Correction verified: 2025-12-30.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Video footage was obtained in which a caregiver was seen leaving a child in a room unsupervised for more than two minutes. Video footage also showed that another child entered a room unsupervised for less than one minute before being discovered by a caregiver.
2025-11-17 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-16. Correction verified: 2025-12-30.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's management did not report to CCR that a child was left unsupervised in a room.
2025-11-17 · 746.307(b)(4) · High
Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-12-16. Correction verified: 2025-12-30.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's staff did not inform the parent that the child had been left in a room unsupervised.
2025-10-24 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-24. Correction verified: 2025-11-04.
During the inspection the three year old and two year old classes were obesred playing outside on the playground. During this time two children were observed coming out of an empty classroom and onto the playground to join their class unsupervised.
2025-09-10 · 746.3417(1) · Medium High
Children Handwashing Before Eating
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-24.
Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate breakfast without washing their hands. The same group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate lunch without washing their hands. The same group of children did not wash their hands prior to eating an afternoon snack.
2025-09-10 · 746.3415(2) · Medium High
Employee Handwashing Before Feeding a Child
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-24.
Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed caregivers serving breakfast, lunch, and snack to children without washing their hands.
2025-09-10 · 746.3317 · Medium High
Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-24.
Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that food was not kept safe and sanitary during lunch time when children were allowed to take and eat food off of other children's plates and drink out of the water bottles of other children.
2025-09-10 · 746.2905(1) · Medium
Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-24.
Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a caregiver attempted to force a child to sleep by placing a blanket over a child's head.
2025-09-10 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-24.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver grabbed the arms of a child and pulled the child down onto a nap cot during naptime, grabbed a child's hand after the child banged on a table, and grabbed the arm of a child
2025-09-02 · 745.621(a)(2) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-09-02. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection a person was present and caring for children in the infant classroom with an inactive background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was sent home for the day.
2025-07-22 · 745.621(a)(1) · High
Initial background checks submitted - At the time you submit your application
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-07-22. Correction verified: 2025-07-30.
During the inspection a person was present and caring for children without an active background check.
2025-07-21 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-08-19. Correction verified: 2025-09-02.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The infant and toddler classrooms were out of ratio.
2025-05-19 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-06-17. Correction verified: Not recorded.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver in charge of a group of children in which one child required CPR, was not CPR certified.
2025-05-19 · 746.701(1) · Medium
Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-06-27. Correction verified: 2025-07-10.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share a copy of an incident report with the parent within two days of the incident occurring.
2025-05-01 · 746.1315(b) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-22. Correction verified: 2025-05-22.
The center director's CPR training certificate expired in March 2025
2025-05-01 · 746.801(19) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-05-01. Correction verified: Not recorded.
During the inspection child daily tracking logs were not available for review. This was corrected during the inspection when the director created child tracking logs and distributed them to each classroom.
2025-03-27 · 746.2427(a) · High
AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-04-25. Correction verified: 2025-05-01.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. During the investigation staff stated that infants are placed on their stomachs to sleep.
2025-02-24 · 746.5101(b) · Medium High
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-03-14. Correction verified: 2025-03-13.
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023.
2025-01-07 · 745.621(a)(7) · High
AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2025-01-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The designated person in charge of the operation during the time of inspection was present without an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the staff member left the facility.
2024-12-10 · 746.5101(b) · Medium High
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-28. Correction verified: 2025-02-11.
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023.
2024-12-10 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-24. Correction verified: 2025-01-07.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. There is a gap between the fence and the building which was large enough for a child to slip through and leave the playground.
2024-12-10 · 746.311(a) · Medium High
AP Parental Notification of Deficiency as described in 746.309 within 5 Days
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-10. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.
The Notification of Safe Sleep Deficiency form 2970 was due to be sent out to all parents by 11/26/24. However this notification was not sent out to parents until 12/05/24.
2024-11-21 · 746.2426(a)(1) · High
Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-11-21. Correction verified: Not recorded.
In the Infant 2 classroom an 11 month old infant was sleeping in an infant swing during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the infant from the swing and placed the infant in a crib to sleep.
2024-11-21 · 746.5101(b) · Medium High
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-05. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.
The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023.
2024-10-29 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-29. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the child's parent.
2024-10-29 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-03. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. There is a gap between the fence and the building which was large enough for a child to slip through and leave the playground.
2024-10-29 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-27. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Caregivers did not properly supervise a child in care when the child was allowed to slip through a gap between the fence and the wall on the playground, and leave the playground for less than one minute.
2024-05-10 · 746.2501(1) · Medium
Care Requirements for Toddlers - Routines Maintained
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-06-08. Correction verified: 2024-07-17.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A diaper changing routine was not maintained resulting in a child wearing the same diaper from morning drop off to late afternoon pick up. The child's diaper was wet as the child was picked up during the end of nap time.
2024-05-10 · 746.803(a) · Medium Low
Required Records Storage
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-06-15. Correction verified: 2024-07-17.
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. During the investigation the operation was unable to provide child attendance records from the week before. The records were disposed of prior to the beginning of the investigation.
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=1460319
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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.