Children's Hour Montessori
Children's Hour Montessori is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 54 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2018. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 11 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (3 of 11). None of them came in the last 12 months. 27% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #433 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 25% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A sanitation inspection has not been conducted since February 14, 2024.
1 out of 4 staff files evaulated did not contain current CPR training.
1 out of 4 staff files evaulated did not contain current First Aid training.
Based on the information obtained, there is sufficient evidence to support that a child being left alone unsupervised on the playground around 6 minutes on 05/24/2023.
During this investigation, it was determined the operation did not obtain parent signature on an incident report or provide the parent with a copy of an incident report for a child that required medical attention while in care.
A child which has a diagnosed food allergy and requires an epipen does not have a signed copy of the food allergy plan available for review at the operation.
The emergency plan is missing the name and address of the relocation site. Note: The name and address for the relocation site was added to the emergency plan during the inspection.
An individual with an ineligible background status was present at the operation conducting janitorial duties in a classroom where children were present. The operation received the ineligible notification from CBCU on 2/14/2022. Note: The Director requested the individual to leave the operation immediately.
A caregiver was observed using diaper rash cream on a child when changing the child's diaper. The caregiver does not have written permission or authorization from the child's parent to use the cream. The cream did not belong to the child. Note: The Director obtained authorization during the inspection from the child's parent to use diaper rash cream as needed for their child.
A caregiver who provides care for children 24 months old and younger is missing annual training hours in shaken baby syndrome and SIDS training topics.
A caregiver was observed in the operations playground area changing a child's diaper on floor where the children were playing.
About this center
Common questions
Does Children's Hour Montessori take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Children's Hour Montessori’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Children's Hour Montessori accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Children's Hour Montessori cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Hour Montessori for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Gulf Coast area, which includes Houston, is $42.60 a day for infants, $40.80 a day for toddlers and $39.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Children's Hour Montessori had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 24, 2023: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Children's Hour Montessori compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #433 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 25% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Children's Hour Montessori last inspected?
Mar 10, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1670437 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.