Creek Feet Montessori School

5154 N HIGHWAY 36, Cameron, TX 76520 · Milam County

16cited violations

2serious

8inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 10
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Rebekah Mensch
Phone: (254) 314-7333
Regulated since: Dec 11, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1517410 · number 1824960
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 8
Records & paperwork 2
Other 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	16	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (8), Records & paperwork (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

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
Feb 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 20, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 10, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies were missing infant safe sleep, parent visits, contacting licensing, and emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 747.207(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Other
  The play yard had a hole in the mesh fabric.
  
  HHSC 747.2311(2)(H) — Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Mesh Securely Attached
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-21. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  The two gates outside had an opening underneath where a child could crawl under. A part of the backyard where the children will be playing had boxes, containers, and lawn chairs on the floor.
  
  HHSC 747.3203 — Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Other
  The glass door leading to the backyard was not marked with anything.
  
  HHSC 747.3501(4) — Safety - Sliding Door Glass Marked
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Records & paperwork
  The children's product safety report was not posted.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(a) — Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  The required postings were missing the emergency telephone numbers.
  
  HHSC 747.401(a)(4) — Posting Requirements-Telephone Numbers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  There was a water hose laying across the ground in the backyard,
  
  HHSC 747.4815(c) — Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-21. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The smoke detector was not working.
  
  HHSC 747.5113 — Installation of Smoke Detectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 21, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies were missing infant safe sleep, parent visits, contacting licensing, and emergency preparedness plan.
  
  HHSC 747.207(1) — Policies Comply with Rules
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Other
  The play yard had a hole in the mesh fabric.
  
  HHSC 747.2311(2)(H) — Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Mesh Securely Attached
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-21. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  The two gates outside had an opening underneath where a child could crawl under. A part of the backyard where the children will be playing had boxes, containers, and lawn chairs on the floor.
  
  HHSC 747.3203 — Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Other
  The glass door leading to the backyard was not marked with anything.
  
  HHSC 747.3501(4) — Safety - Sliding Door Glass Marked
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Records & paperwork
  The children's product safety report was not posted.
  
  HHSC 747.3935(a) — Children's Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  The required postings were missing the emergency telephone numbers.
  
  HHSC 747.401(a)(4) — Posting Requirements-Telephone Numbers
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises
  There was a water hose laying across the ground in the backyard,
  
  HHSC 747.4815(c) — Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Equipment and Water Hoses Kept Out of Child's Reach
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-11-21. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The smoke detector was not working.
  
  HHSC 747.5113 — Installation of Smoke Detectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-11-28. Correction verified 2025-12-10.
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 Creek Feet Montessori School, 5154 N HIGHWAY 36, Cameron, TX 76520-3713 (operation ID 1517410, operation number 1824960), 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.