Guidepost Montessori At The Woodlands

2280 BUCKTHORNE PL, Spring, TX 77380 · Montgomery County

8cited violations

4serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 195
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Michelle Lowry
Phone: (346) 478-0645
Regulated since: Jul 30, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1509644 · number 1819024
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Discipline & child guidance 2
Other 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	2	Other (2)
2025	6	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (2), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 18, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 10, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 2, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that the director did not notify all applicable parents timely of a serious situation that occurred between children in care.
  
  HHSC 746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-03-31. Correction verified 2026-04-07.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 2, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Other Serious
  Information gathered in the investigation substantiated that the director did not notify all applicable parents timely of a serious situation that occurred between children in care.
  
  HHSC 746.1003(1) — Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-03-31. Correction verified 2026-04-07.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 15, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 15, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A child was inappropriately disciplined while in care.
  
  HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-13. Correction verified 2025-11-25.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 15, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  A child was inappropriately disciplined while in care.
  
  HHSC 746.2805 — Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-13. Correction verified 2025-11-25.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have the saniation inspection for the new ownership.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-05. Correction verified 2025-08-28.
- Other
  The tweezers were missing out of the first aid kit. Note: the tweezers were added during this inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.4003(a)(8) — First Aid Kit Incomplete - Tweezers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-08-07.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have the saniation inspection for the new ownership.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-05. Correction verified 2025-08-28.
- Other
  The tweezers were missing out of the first aid kit. Note: the tweezers were added during this inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.4003(a)(8) — First Aid Kit Incomplete - Tweezers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-08-07.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Guidepost Montessori at The Woodlands, 2280 BUCKTHORNE PL, Spring, TX 77380-1739 (operation ID 1509644, operation number 1819024), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.