Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77043
Between Mar 14, 2025 (the first state visit on record) and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Sherwood Forest Montessori School for 17 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 7 routine inspections and 1 other visit (investigations or paperwork reviews); 1 was under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.901 (5 times, most recently Aug 26, 2026).
The state lists Sherwood Forest Montessori School as serving toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 07:30 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 17 violations at Sherwood Forest Montessori School, 1 falls under rules Texas weights High and 5 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 1 | 6% |
| Medium High | 5 | 29% |
| Medium | 8 | 47% |
| Medium Low | 3 | 18% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Sherwood Forest Montessori School had 17 violations since Mar 14, 2025, a shorter record than most, more than the five-year median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.3 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
1 rule was cited more than once at Sherwood Forest Montessori School since Mar 14, 2025.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.901 Medium Low | 5 | The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text Most recent: Aug 26, 2026 · first: Mar 14, 2025 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (from Mar 14) | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
8 visits on record since Mar 14, 2025, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | 711 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Inspection | 555 | None |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Investigation (self-report) | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Inspection | 554 | None |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | 490 | 2 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Inspection | 235 | None |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Inspection | 12 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Inspection | 1276 | 12 |
Medium Low · Aug 26, 2026 · Inspection
One employee was missing the Notarized Affidavit form to review during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Feb 4, 2026 · Investigation (report)
Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the Incident/Illness Report was not completed for the incident that occurred involving a child who sustained an injury and received medical attention.
In plain English: The center must fill out the state's Incident/Illness Report form (or one with the same information) when a child has an injury needing medical treatment or hospitalization, an illness needing hospitalization, or an emergency allergic reaction that required a stock epinephrine auto-injector not prescribed to the child. It must also fill one out when a child or employee gets a reportable disease, or when any unusual situation put a child at risk, such as a child left in a vehicle or wandering off. Official rule text
Medium High · Jul 23, 2025 · Inspection
Four staff personnel files were reviewed and are missing proof of education qualification on file.
In plain English: Each caregiver must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma, a high school equivalent, or a high school certificate of coursework completion, in addition to meeting the standards for all employees. Official rule text
Medium · Jul 23, 2025 · Inspection
Documentation of the Fire Drill was reviewed and observed to be missing for the month of June 2025.
In plain English: The center must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the building within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each, and record the date, time, and length of every drill. Official rule text
High · Apr 2, 2025 · Inspection
A 14 year old child that was not in care, at the operation to do observation was observed in the early childhood classroom.
In plain English: An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text
Medium Low · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
One caregiver did not have a Pre-Employment Affidavit in the file, start date 1/1/2025.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
The operation did not have the required surfacing under and around the merry go around on the pre-school playground.
In plain English: The area under and around climbing, rocking, spinning, bouncing, or moving equipment, slides, and swings must have loose-fill or unitary (one-piece) cushioning surface. How deep or thick that surface must be depends on the height of the highest play surface on the equipment. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
One caregiver did not have orientation training the caregiver has been at the operation for more than 90 days.
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Medium High · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
Two children did not have a parent signature on the food allergy plan.
In plain English: For each child with a food allergy diagnosed by a health-care professional, the center must have a food allergy emergency plan signed and dated by the child's health-care professional and parent. A copy must be kept in the child's file. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
A play structure on the toddler playground did not have a use zone of 6 feet it was 2 ft away from the bench on the playground.
In plain English: The use zone around stationary play equipment (other than slides and soft contained play equipment) must extend at least six feet in every direction from the equipment's edge, and it may not overlap other use zones. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
Four children did not have documentation on the parents receiving the operational polices.
Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
The operation had four medications that were expired, one Epi-Pen and three Benadryl.
In plain English: The center must throw away medication or return it to the parent when the child leaves the center, when the medication is out of date, or when the child no longer needs it. Official rule text
Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
Four caregivers did not have documentation that they received center policies.
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Medium · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
The main first aid kid did not have a first aid guide.
In plain English: Each first-aid kit must hold a first-aid guide, adhesive tape, antiseptic, adhesive bandages, scissors, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, and waterproof disposable gloves. None of the supplies may be expired. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
The operation had a water holes on the pre-school and school age playground. They was a broken toy container on the school age playground. The operation had a deep area on the school age playground to where the ground was not level and could cause a tripping hazard.
In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text
Medium High · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
Two children did not have they Epi-Pens in the original container they were placed in a zip lock bag.
In plain English: Medication must be given as the label directs or as the child's health-care professional changes in writing, only to the child it is meant for, from the original container labeled with the child's full name and the date it was brought in, and never after it expires. Each dose must be recorded with the child's name, the medication, the date, time, and amount, and the employee's full name, and the records kept for at least three months. Official rule text
Medium Low · Mar 14, 2025 · Inspection
Two caregivers did not have documentation that they received personnel policies.
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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).