Smaller Scholars Montessori Academy
Licensed Center in Houston, Texas. License #854889, issued January 3, 2006.
- Address
- 14455 Grisby Rd, Houston, TX 77079
- Phone
- (281) 556-8505
- Licensed capacity
- 100 children
- Licensed for
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- smallerscholars.com
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
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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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 3,420 standards at Smaller Scholars Montessori Academy between July 13, 2022 and June 17, 2026 and recorded 28 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 | 357 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 334 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 230 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 1 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,386 of those standards. The remaining 34, including 18 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.
Ask about an opening
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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.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 19 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 17, 2026, and 28 citations.
2 of those visits began with Smaller Scholars Montessori Academy 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.
- 7High
- 9Medium High
- 8Medium
- 3Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 28. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High June 17, 2026 Correction verified July 10, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Documentation reviewed during the follow up inspection showed the last fire inspection was completed on April 2, 2025.
- High April 23, 2026 Correction verified June 17, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Documentation reviewed during the follow up inspection showed the last fire inspection was completed on April 2, 2025.
- Medium High March 24, 2026 Correction verified April 23, 2026
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The operation did not have a current gas inspection report for licensing to review. The last inspection was completed 2/9/24.
- High March 20, 2026 Correction verified April 23, 2026
746.2805(7): Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
A caregiver placed a child alone in a dark restroom for approximately six minutes as a form of prohibited punishment.
- Medium April 15, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3809: Medication No Longer Used
I observed an expired Epi pen for that is kept at the operation for a child in care with an allergy. The Epi pen expired in 12/2024. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection, it was removed and sent home with parent.
- Medium April 15, 2025 Correction verified April 28, 2025
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
Nap mats were not properly labeled during the inspection.
- Medium April 15, 2025 Correction verified April 28, 2025
746.611(b): Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
2 out of 4 files reviewed did not have a health statement available for licensing to review.
- Medium High April 15, 2025 Correction verified April 30, 2025
746.5307(b): Fire Extinguishers Serviced
Fire extinguishers has not been serviced since August 2023.
- Medium April 15, 2025 Correction verified April 28, 2025
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The children's product certification was last certified on 2/2/24.
- Medium April 15, 2025 Correction verified April 28, 2025
746.4751(b): Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
Playground checklist has not been completed since June 2024.
- Medium Low January 28, 2025 Correction verified January 28, 2025
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
Operation has not reported their staffing changes for the year 2024 by the due date of 1/15/2025. NOTE: Director provided proof of compliance same day.
- High December 17, 2024 Correction verified January 30, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Caregiver left a child unattended on a path leading from playground to the classroom for 9 minutes.
- High May 1, 2024 Correction verified May 13, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
The director reported that a child was left outside unsupervised for 6-7 minutes.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Correction verified May 13, 2024
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregiver did not have a current CPR training certificate, expired 2022. Another caregiver did not have hands-on CPR training.
- Low April 24, 2024 Correction verified June 12, 2024
746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
One caregiver was missing a notarized affidavit of employment.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Correction verified May 13, 2024
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Caregiver did not have current First Aide training. Training expired in 2022.
- Medium Low April 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.401(8): Posting Requirements - Telephone Numbers
Emergency telephone numbers were not posted. Corrected at inspection. Emergency numbers were posted during inspection.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.303(a)(4): Report Change in Director
There was a change in director and licensing was not notified within 5 days that director was no longer associated with center. We were informed of the change at inspection.
- Medium High April 24, 2024 Correction verified June 12, 2024
746.4907(d): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
Swings and slides did not have loosefill to proper depth.
- Medium Low January 18, 2024 Correction verified January 18, 2024
746.303(b): Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023, revealed the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by January 15, 2024, as required.
- Medium High June 20, 2023 Correction verified June 27, 2023
746.605(5): Required Admission Information - Parents' Phone Numbers
1 out 6 children records reviewed was missing emergency contact address information.
- Medium High November 7, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
It was observed that two caregivers once completing diaper changing did not wash the children's hands. Corrected during Inspection.
- High November 7, 2022 Correction verified December 8, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was observed in a classroom with 18 children present who had direct access to children. Another caregivers background check results are still pending and the caregiver was present with direct access to children. The operation has not obtained an eligibility notification from CBCU stating the individuals are eligible to be present. Corrected during Inspection
- Medium July 13, 2022 Correction verified July 25, 2022
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Doctor's information was missing on file for three out of eight records checked.
- Medium July 13, 2022 Correction verified July 25, 2022
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
Health statement was missing on file for four out of eight records checked.
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About this record
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