Joy Montessori
Licensed Child-Care Home in Houston, Texas. License #1797991, issued July 9, 2025.
- Address
- 7420 N Star St, Houston, TX 77088
- Phone
- (832) 216-6373
- Licensed capacity
- 8 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-02:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: After School Care, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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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 21 areas it checked 3,798 standards at Joy Montessori between June 18, 2024 and February 17, 2026 and recorded 10 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 392 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 418 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 99 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 316 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 132 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 440 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 314 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 172 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 4 | 276 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 4 | 104 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 208 | 3 |
| Transportation | 4 | 156 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,793 of those standards. The remaining 5, including 0 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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State inspection record
HHSC records 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 17, 2026, and 10 citations.
- 1High
- 7Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
747.501(7): Written Operational Policies - Animals
CCR reviewed the operation policy and found that the provider did not address animals on the property or related procedures.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
747.3203: Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
CCR observed feces in the backyard, which is accessible to children.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 17, 2026
747.3705(a): Animals at Home - No Contact with Chickens, Ducks, Reptiles
During the walk-through, CCR observed two chickens roaming around freely in the backyard where the children play.
- High June 10, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.5115: Smoke Detectors Testing
The home did not have documentation that the smoke detector had been check monthly. Corrected: The primary caregiver checked the smoke detector and documented the information.
- Medium High June 10, 2025 Correction verified June 16, 2025
747.3935(a): Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
The operation did not have an children's product form.
- Medium High June 10, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.5107(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
The operation did no have documentation that the fire extinguisher had been checked monthly. Corrected: When the primary caregiver check the fire extinguisher and documented the information.
- Medium High April 10, 2025 Correction verified April 14, 2025
747.1313(a): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
Primary caregiver did not have updated first aid training it expired 2/2025.
- Medium High April 10, 2025 Correction verified April 14, 2025
747.1313(b): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
Primary caregiver did not have updated training for CPR it expired 2/2025.
- Medium December 10, 2024 Correction verified December 16, 2024
747.501(8): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operation did not have in the operational policies how they would promotion physical activity.
- Medium High June 18, 2024 Correction verified June 21, 2024
747.5103: Must Have at Least One 3A-40BC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher or Fire Extinguisher Approved by Fire Marshal
The fire extinguisher 1A 10 BC serviced at the daycare instead of 3A 40 BC.
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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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