Garden Montessori School - Oak Forest
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #1774236, issued December 19, 2023.
- Address
- 1126 W Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77091
- Phone
- (281) 694-7207
- Licensed capacity
- 140 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- gardenmontessorischools.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since February 27, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 25, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,385 standards at Garden Montessori School - Oak Forest between May 18, 2023 and August 10, 2026 and recorded 14 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 360 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 442 | 3 |
| Personnel | 3 | 465 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 144 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 360 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 180 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 2 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 1 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 1 |
| Transportation | 5 | 245 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,371 of those standards. The remaining 14, including 2 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What Garden Montessori School - Oak Forest says about itself
Houston's premier Montessori schools with 6 locations
Quoted from gardenmontessorischools.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 10, 2026, and 14 citations.
- 2High
- 8Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 14. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 10, 2026 Correction verified August 27, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation has not had a health inspection completed since April 29, 2025..
- Medium December 15, 2025 Correction verified January 9, 2026
746.801(5): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
The director's time sheets was not available during the inspection.
- Medium December 15, 2025 Correction verified December 22, 2025
746.801(18): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's Product Certification
Children's Products Certification forms have not been completed since 2023.
- Medium December 18, 2024 Correction verified December 20, 2024
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
An epi- pen for a food allergy plan was expired on 06/27/2024
- Medium High October 24, 2023 Correction verified October 25, 2023
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
During review of record keeping 1 out of 10 records did not include the address for the emergency contact.
- Medium High August 22, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.5015(c): Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
During the walkthrough I observed a water hose on the playground accessbile to children in care. This was corrected when the director removed the water hose.
- Medium August 22, 2023 Correction verified September 21, 2023
746.301(2): Notification of Change in Space
During the inspection the operation was found to have been utilizing added outdoor space without notifying licensing.
- High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.201(1): Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were incomplete and/or lacked all the required information, reference standard 746.501 (a) (1-30) (b). The operational policies lacked and/or required clarity 746.501(5, 7, 8 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 30).
- Medium High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.4805(a): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - in Front of Access and on Sides
The use zone of the slides is less than 6 feet. It is obstructed by the barriers used around the play area of the slide.
- Medium High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.4751(c): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired
The play equipment had mildew.
- High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The fire inspection is schedued for 05/22/23.
- Medium High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The health inspection is scheduled for 05/19/23.
- Medium High May 18, 2023 Correction verified May 23, 2023
746.3701(3): Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
The air conditioners did not have a safety screen or guard.
- Medium High May 18, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.1015: Director Qualifications - 13 or More Children
The director does not meet the qualifications. A variance has been submitted.
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About this record
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