Westwood Montessori School
Westwood Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 64 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2004. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 13 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 26 citations, 2 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (10 of 26). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 high-risk. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #598 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 11% of licensed centers statewide.
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A 11mo infant was observed sleeping with a clipped attachment pacifier. This was corrected when the clip attachment was removed from the pacifier.
Children toothbrushes were observed not labeled with their names during the inspection.
Children toothbrushes were observed being stored together in one strorage container.
The annual sanitation inspection report was not available for review during the inspection
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) form was not available for review during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection.
The operation did not report to CCR the number of employees who left in 2025 before January 15, 2026.
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.
One child file did not have the immunization record for review during the inspection
The attendance for the directors at the operation was not recorded and available for review during the inspection.
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.
The operation did not share a copy of the Incident Report Form with the parent. There is no parent signature on the incident form.
The operation is not notifying parents of less serious injuries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I observed that 3 of the caregivers working with children do not have current certification in first aid.
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
During review of records 1 out of 10 evaluated did not have a health statement as required.
During review of infants 2 infants not yet eating table food were found to not hae updated feeding instructions.
During review of record keeping 6 out of 10 evaluated was found to not have all required Emergency contact information.
About this center
Common questions
Does Westwood Montessori School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Westwood Montessori School’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Westwood Montessori School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Westwood Montessori School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Westwood Montessori School 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 Westwood Montessori School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 2 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 10, 2026: “Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Westwood Montessori School compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #598 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 11% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Westwood Montessori School last inspected?
Sep 10, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 826676 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.