Smart Steps Montessori School

1000 CUSHING DR, Round Rock, TX 78664 · Williamson County

4cited violations

0serious

18inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 27
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Director / administrator: Jamila Zafar
Phone: (512) 730-0074
Regulated since: Nov 5, 2014
HHSC IDs: Operation 1142978 · number 1538248
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	4	0	Illness & medication (2), Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 29, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 24, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One of the four children did not have immunization records available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-15.
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver at the operation when we arrived did not have any training hours available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-28.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  One of the four children did not have immunization records available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.613(b) — Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-15.
- Staff background & training
  The caregiver at the operation when we arrived did not have any training hours available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-28.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 7, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 7, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 7, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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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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 Smart Steps Montessori School, 1000 CUSHING DR, Round Rock, TX 78664-6705 (operation ID 1142978, operation number 1538248), 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.