Desert Bloom Montessori School
5735 WILL RUTH AVENUE, El Paso, TX 79924 · El Paso County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- Ages
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-04:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Rocio Soto
- Phone
- (915) 248-6885
- Regulated since
- Mar 3, 2023
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1416959 · number 1750336
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (4), Staff background & training (3) |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (1) |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (2) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 9, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
In review of personnel records one caregiver does not have proof of training in administering medication, hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction or understanding building and physical premises safety available for review.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-06. Correction verified 2026-01-06.
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Staff background & training
In review of personnel records the director does not have proof of training in hazardous materials, preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction or understanding building and physical premises safety available for review.
HHSC 746.1311(e) — Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-06. Correction verified 2026-01-05.
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Supervision & ratios
Operation did not have the most recent CCR inspection posted. This was corrected at inspection when director printed and posted the most recent CCR inspection.
HHSC 746.401(2) — Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-12-09.
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Staff background & training
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Jan 29, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
In review of employee records, one employee did not have documentation showing training was completed in hazardous materials available for review.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-07. Correction verified 2025-02-06.
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Supervision & ratios
Operation does not have a current children's product certification form 2885 completed. Form last completed 09/05 2022.
HHSC 746.4135(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-07. Correction verified 2025-02-06.
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Supervision & ratios
Operation does not have a playground maintenance check list.
HHSC 746.4751(b) — Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-07. Correction verified 2025-02-06.
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Supervision & ratios
Operation does not have the documentation showing the time and date the fire drill was completed in January 2025.
HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-07. Correction verified 2025-02-06.
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Staff background & training
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Jul 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 6, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
While viewing records, director and one caregiver were missing 12 hours of annual training. Training was not available for review.
HHSC 746.1329(a) — Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-03-20. Correction verified 2024-03-06.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation does not have a current annual verification of liability insurance. The operation has a next annual verification past due date of 03/04/2023. This was corrected at inspection when the director went into her account and validated the insurance.
HHSC 746.201(8) — Liability Insurance Maintained
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-06. Correction verified 2024-03-06.
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Illness & medication
In revienewing records one child's record did not contain proof of immunization.
HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-03-20. Correction verified 2024-03-08.
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Staff background & training
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Jan 18, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 Report with a run date of 01/16/2023 indicates that the operation did not report the number of employees who left employment in 2023 by the required date of 1/15/2024.
HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-20. Correction verified 2024-01-18.
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Supervision & ratios
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Sep 5, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
School began 08/07/2023. The operation did not conduct a fire drill in the month of August 2023. This was corrected at inspection when a fire drill was conducted on 09/05/23 and completed within 3 minutes.
HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-09-05.
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Supervision & ratios
The operation did not have a current fire inspection. Most recent inspection was issued 07/25/22.
HHSC 746.801(11) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-10-02.
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Supervision & ratios
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Feb 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 8, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios
A child that does not attend school away from the operation did not have a health statement on file for review.
HHSC 746.611(b) — Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-01-06. Correction verified 2023-01-13.
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Supervision & ratios
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Oct 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 6, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
The operation does not have a carbon monoxide detector available.
HHSC 746.5531 — Child-Care Center Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-13. Correction verified 2022-09-07.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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