Waco Montessori School
1920 COLUMBUS AVE, Waco, TX 76701 · Mclennan County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 180
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Director / administrator
- Stacey Meyer
- Phone
- (254) 754-3966
- Regulated since
- Aug 26, 1994
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 94724 · number 40970
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | Discipline & child guidance (1), Other (1) |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | Illness & medication (3), Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Supervision & ratios (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Aug 26, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 24, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 24, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 6, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined a caregiver did not comfort a child in care, who was crying.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-23. Correction verified 2025-07-08.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined a caregiver hit a child in care.
HHSC 746.2805(1) — Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-06-23. Correction verified 2025-07-08.
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Other Serious
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Feb 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 13, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 6, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 23, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 22, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
It was determined during the investigation; 2 caregivers were found of neglect of a child.
HHSC 746.1201(4) — AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Illness & medication Serious
Based on the evidence from the investigation, it was determined a child in care was not adequately supervised and was able to gain access and ingest medication.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Illness & medication Serious
It was determined the parent was not notified immediately when the administration became aware a child in care was able to gain access to medication and was able to ingest the pill.
HHSC 746.307(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Illness & medication Serious
Based on the evidence from the investigation, it was determined a child in care was able to gain access to medication from a caregiver's purse.
HHSC 746.3701 — Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-11-06. Correction verified 2023-11-10.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
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Jun 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 15, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jun 14, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was determined a child was left on the playground unsupervised while the classroom was transitioning inside.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-15. Correction verified 2023-06-22.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Feb 10, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Oct 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 29, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 25, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
It was determined 2 children were left outside on the playground without a caregiver for 2 minutes,
HHSC 746.1203(4) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-09-29. Correction verified 2022-10-07.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Mar 1, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other
The activity plans did not reflect when the children were getting their physical activity/active play time.
HHSC 746.2206(2) — Written Activity Plan - Active and Quiet Play Opportunities
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-03-08. Correction verified 2022-03-08.
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Other
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via 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.