Westwood Montessori School

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Houston / Harris / 77043
Street address: 1822 Sherwood Forest St
Phone: (713) 465-4654
Capacity: 64
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: January 22, 2004
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

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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 13 cited deficiencies dated January 24, 2024 to September 10, 2026 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 6 Medium, 3 Medium Low risk). Correction status: 2 corrected at inspection, 11 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

High risk · Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers (746.2401(6))
Cited September 10, 2026 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: An infant was observed sleeping with a pacifier that had a clip attachment.
Medium High risk · Annual Sanitation Inspection (746.3401(a))
Cited September 10, 2026 (correction date recorded: October 15, 2026).
What the record describes: The annual sanitation inspection report was not available for review.
Medium High risk · Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current (746.613(b))
Cited September 25, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 9, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025).
What the record describes: A child's file did not contain an immunization record for review.
Medium High risk · Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System (746.631(a))
Cited September 25, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 9, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Children's attendance records were missing arrival and departure times and the initials of staff responsible for the children at drop-off or pick-up.
Medium risk · Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website (746.4135(c))
Cited September 10, 2026 (corrected at inspection; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) form was not available for review.
Medium risk · Toothbrushes - Labeled with Name (746.3321(a)(1))
Cited September 10, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 17, 2026).
What the record describes: Children's toothbrushes were not labeled with their names.
Medium risk · Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary (746.3321(a)(3))
Cited September 10, 2026 (correction date recorded: September 17, 2026).
What the record describes: Children's toothbrushes were stored together in a container.
Medium risk · Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance (746.801(5))
Cited September 25, 2025 (correction date recorded: October 9, 2025; correction verified October 8, 2025; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Attendance for the directors was not recorded or available for review.
Medium risk · Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent (746.707)
Cited August 21, 2024 (correction date recorded: October 19, 2024; correction verified October 28, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation did not share a copy of an incident report form with the parent. The form had no parent signature.
Medium risk · Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries (746.307(c))
Cited April 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: May 20, 2024; correction verified June 17, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: The operation was not notifying parents of lesser injuries.
Medium Low risk · Report Number of Employees (746.303(b))
Cited January 20, 2026 (correction date recorded: January 20, 2026; correction verified January 27, 2026); January 21, 2025 (correction date recorded: January 23, 2025; correction verified January 28, 2025; technical assistance given); January 24, 2024 (correction date recorded: January 26, 2024; correction verified January 26, 2024; technical assistance given).
What the record describes: Narratives describe the operation not reporting the number of employees who left employment during the previous year by the required annual deadline.

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

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 13 cited deficiencies for Westwood Montessori School in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (1 High, 3 Medium High, 6 Medium, 3 Medium Low).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-10.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	1
Medium High	3
Medium	6
Medium Low	3
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

2026-09-10 · 746.3321(a)(3) · Medium

Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary

Children toothbrushes were observed being stored together in one strorage container.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-17

2026-09-10 · 746.3321(a)(1) · Medium

Toothbrushes - Labeled with Name

Children toothbrushes were observed not labeled with their names during the inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-09-17

2026-09-10 · 746.4135(c) · Medium

Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) form was not available for review during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection.

Corrected at inspection

Full citation history from HHSC (23)

2026-09-10 · 746.2401(6) · High
Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2026-09-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
A 11mo infant was observed sleeping with a clipped attachment pacifier. This was corrected when the clip attachment was removed from the pacifier.
2026-09-10 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-10-15. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The annual sanitation inspection report was not available for review during the inspection
2026-09-10 · 746.4135(c) · Medium
Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2026-09-10. Correction verified: Not recorded.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) form was not available for review during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection.
2026-09-10 · 746.3321(a)(1) · Medium
Toothbrushes - Labeled with Name
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-17. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Children toothbrushes were observed not labeled with their names during the inspection.
2026-09-10 · 746.3321(a)(3) · Medium
Toothbrushes - Stored Sanitary
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-09-17. Correction verified: Not recorded.
Children toothbrushes were observed being stored together in one strorage container.
2026-01-20 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-01-20. Correction verified: 2026-01-27.
The operation did not report to CCR the number of employees who left in 2025 before January 15, 2026.
2025-09-25 · 746.801(5) · Medium
Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
The attendance for the directors at the operation was not recorded and available for review during the inspection.
2025-09-25 · 746.631(a) · Medium High
Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
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.
2025-09-25 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-10-09. Correction verified: 2025-10-08.
One child file did not have the immunization record for review during the inspection
2025-01-21 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-23. Correction verified: 2025-01-28.
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.
2024-08-21 · 746.707 · Medium
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-10-19. Correction verified: 2024-10-28.
The operation did not share a copy of the Incident Report Form with the parent. There is no parent signature on the incident form.
2024-04-24 · 746.307(c) · Medium
Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-20. Correction verified: 2024-06-17.
The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.
2024-01-24 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-01-26. Correction verified: 2024-01-26.
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.
2023-10-06 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-27. Correction verified: 2023-11-29.
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.
2023-10-06 · 746.605(6) · Medium High
Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-06. Correction verified: 2023-10-06.
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.
2023-10-06 · 746.3407 · Medium High
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-06. Correction verified: 2023-10-06.
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.
2022-10-07 · 746.1601 · Medium High
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-07. Correction verified: 2022-10-13.
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.
2022-10-07 · 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: 2022-10-21. Correction verified: 2022-10-14.
I observed that 3 of the caregivers working with children do not have current certification in first aid.
2022-10-07 · 746.1305(b) · Medium High
Pre-service Training for Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-14. Correction verified: 2022-10-14.
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.
2022-10-07 · 745.641 · High
AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-10-07. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-10-07 · 746.1203(3) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-07. Correction verified: 2022-10-13.
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.
2022-10-07 · 746.603(a) · Medium
Children's Records Maintained
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-14. Correction verified: 2022-10-13.
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. B. The name and contact information for their elementary school.** **NOTE: This information was corrected during the inspection.
2022-02-24 · 746.303(b) · Medium Low
Report Number of Employees
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-03-02. Correction verified: 2022-02-25.
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

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=223586

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.