Sapientia Montessori School
1220 COTTONWOOD CREEK TRL, Cedar Park, TX 78613 · Williamson County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 153
- Ages
- Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Kalika Sarathkumara
- Phone
- (512) 260-2261
- Regulated since
- Feb 25, 2009
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 361580 · number 900728
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | Illness & medication (2) |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | Staff background & training (4), Records & paperwork (4) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | Other (2) |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | Illness & medication (2), Discipline & child guidance (2), Other (4) |
Enforcement actions
- Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)
HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Dec 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Dec 16, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Aug 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 29, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Jan 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Three children with diagnosed food allergies did not have all of the medication listed on their food allergy plan present at the operation.
HHSC 746.605(15) — Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-24.
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Illness & medication
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Jan 17, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Illness & medication
Three children with diagnosed food allergies did not have all of the medication listed on their food allergy plan present at the operation.
HHSC 746.605(15) — Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-01-24. Correction verified 2025-01-24.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Illness & medication
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Feb 20, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The caregivers files reviewed were lacking training in teacher-child interactions.
HHSC 746.1309(b) — Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Staff background & training
The caregivers files reviewed were lacking training in; hazardous material, food allergies, and administering medication.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Records & paperwork
One of the children records reviewed was lacking a health statement signed by the child's physician.
HHSC 746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Records & paperwork
All children admission records reviewed lacked information regarding if the child can swim with our without assistance.
HHSC 746.605(10) — Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Staff background & training
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Feb 20, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training
The caregivers files reviewed were lacking training in teacher-child interactions.
HHSC 746.1309(b) — Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Staff background & training
The caregivers files reviewed were lacking training in; hazardous material, food allergies, and administering medication.
HHSC 746.1309(e) — Documented Annual Training- Required Content
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Records & paperwork
One of the children records reviewed was lacking a health statement signed by the child's physician.
HHSC 746.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
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Records & paperwork
All children admission records reviewed lacked information regarding if the child can swim with our without assistance.
HHSC 746.605(10) — Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-02-29. Correction verified 2024-02-28.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Staff background & training
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Sep 1, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Sep 1, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
3 different caregivers in three different classes were unaware of how many children in their care.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-18. Correction verified 2023-09-01.
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Other Serious
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Aug 18, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Other Serious
3 different caregivers in three different classes were unaware of how many children in their care.
HHSC 746.1205(a)(2) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-08-18. Correction verified 2023-09-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Other Serious
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Mar 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Mar 9, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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May 24, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. A caregiver stated she was on her personal phone when she was supervising naptime.
HHSC 746.1203(6) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Discipline & child guidance
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. The director did not self-report that a parent voiced a concern that her child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.
HHSC 746.201(5) — Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Illness & medication
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance The operation has not reported confirmed cases of COVID.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Other Serious
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. The director interviewed the victim and collateral children before the Child Care Investigator. Doing this may have influenced the children's responses to the investigator's questions.
HHSC HRC42.04412(a) - Interference with an investigation — HRC42.04412(a) - Interference with an investigation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Other
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May 24, 2022 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Other
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. A caregiver stated she was on her personal phone when she was supervising naptime.
HHSC 746.1203(6) — Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Discipline & child guidance
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. The director did not self-report that a parent voiced a concern that her child was inappropriately disciplined by a caregiver.
HHSC 746.201(5) — Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Illness & medication
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance The operation has not reported confirmed cases of COVID.
HHSC 746.305(a)(4) — Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
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Other Serious
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and found out of compliance. The director interviewed the victim and collateral children before the Child Care Investigator. Doing this may have influenced the children's responses to the investigator's questions.
HHSC HRC42.04412(a) - Interference with an investigation — HRC42.04412(a) - Interference with an investigation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2022-06-17. Correction verified 2022-07-08.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
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Other
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Mar 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 30, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Get the full file
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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- 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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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.