Highland Montessori School
Licensed Center in Austin, Texas. License #1524741, issued April 9, 2014.
- Address
- 211 W Saint Johns Ave, Austin, TX 78752
- Phone
- (512) 554-2133
- Licensed capacity
- 30 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- himontessori.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since October 7, 2025. From the state's provider report of August 12, 2026.
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 3,723 standards at Highland Montessori School between November 9, 2021 and April 23, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 363 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 327 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 437 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 222 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,709 of those standards. The remaining 14, including 7 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.
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on April 23, 2026, and 8 citations.
One of those visits began with Highland Montessori School reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium April 23, 2026 Correction verified May 5, 2026
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Four caregivers were missing training in the required topics.
- Medium High May 16, 2025 Correction verified May 29, 2025
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
A fire drill was not conducted during the months of January through March.
- Medium May 16, 2025 Correction verified May 22, 2025
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Out of the four staff files reviewed, one caregiver did not have training in food allergies, and another lacked training in handling hazardous materials.
- Medium High October 12, 2023 Correction verified November 14, 2023
746.305(a)(2): AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
The director did not report an injury incident within the required two calendar days.
- High October 12, 2023 Correction verified November 14, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The operation's staff did not use good judgment when a child sustained an injury when taken outside to play in the rain and a wet environment.
- Medium September 26, 2023 Correction verified September 27, 2023
746.1309(e): Documented Annual Training- Required Content
Two caregivers did not have proof of completion of annual training in handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
- Medium High September 26, 2023 Correction verified September 27, 2023
746.5307(a): Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
The operation was not conducting monthly fire extinguisher inspections.
- Medium High November 9, 2021 Correction verified November 19, 2021
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The operation did not have a current gas inspection. The inspection was scheduled during the licensing visit.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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