New World Montessori School

3510 N YARBROUGH DR, El Paso, TX 79925 · El Paso County

5cited violations

3serious

6inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 133
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Francisco Portillo
Phone: (915) 593-8091
Regulated since: Oct 13, 1988
HHSC IDs: Operation 105375 · number 238597
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Staff background & training (1)
2024	3	2	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2022	1	1	Safety & premises (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Dec 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 18, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  The operation does not have a current employee list validation. The last time the employee list was validated was on 11/5/24.
  
  HHSC 745.651(2)(A) — Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-02-25. Correction verified 2025-02-25.
HHSC inspection history
May 1, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 9, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During inspection, it was noticed that the operation had installed a modular jungle gym with monkey bars and an arch climber. The equipment allows children to fall inside the structure and onto other parts of the structure itself (photos taken).
  
  HHSC 746.4603(2) — Prohibited Equipment - Allows Children To Fall Inside Structure Onto Other Parts
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2024-04-17. Correction verified 2024-05-01.
- Safety & premises Serious
  During inspection, in the younger children's outdoor area, the required loose-fill surfacing material (sand) was not properly maintained. The sand was fully compacted, no longer providing a safe fall zone to children using the equipment. Photos taken.
  
  HHSC 746.4907(d) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2024-04-23. Correction verified 2024-05-01.
- Records & paperwork
  During inspection, two employee files were missing the required personnel records.
  
  HHSC 746.901 — Required Personnel Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-04-23. Correction verified 2024-05-01.
HHSC inspection history
May 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 6, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises Serious
  During inspection, in the outdoor play area, a play house was broken, exposing a pinch/cutting point. Photos taken. This was corrected at inspection after the broken play house was removed from the play area, no longer accessible to children. Photos taken.
  
  HHSC 746.4601(7) — Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-06-06.
HHSC inspection history

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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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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 New World Montessori School, 3510 N YARBROUGH DR, El Paso, TX 79925-1626 (operation ID 105375, operation number 238597), 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]

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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.