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International Montessori House of Children

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At a glance

  • Medium Montessori center, licensed for 64 children.

What the state has found

This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jun 23, 20251 citation
    • 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.Medium High
      • “There is less than the required 9 inches of loose fill around the play structure that is higher then 5 feet at the platform.”

        746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.

  • Sep 11, 20242 citations
    • 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium High
      • “There was a trash can with food waste accesible to children in care. *Classroom 1 had vents with dust.”

        746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    • 746.401(8) - Posting Requirements - Telephone NumbersMedium Low
      • “The emergency numbers as required by this standard was not posted in the entry board or accessible for parents. The operation met compliance when the director posted the required postings, emergency numbers.”

        746.401(8) - Posting Requirements - Telephone Numbers

  • Jan 12, 20241 citation
    • 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 activityHigh
      • “A five-year-old was observed unsupervised on the playground. This was corrected when the child went into a classroom with two other caregivers.”

        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

  • Jun 29, 20231 citation
    • 746.3809 - Medication No Longer UsedMedium
      • “There is a child's medication that has expired.”

        746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

  • Aug 25, 20221 citation
    • 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual TrainingMedium High
      • “1 of the 6 staff file reviewed is missing the required training hours missing from the previous year.”

        746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training

  • Sep 30, 20211 citation
    • 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual CertificationMedium
      • “The consumer product safety recall form was outdated. This was corrected during the inspection when the director verified the recall list and signed a new form.”

        746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
June 23, 2025
On file
6 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
High — A five-year-old was observed unsupervised on the playground. This was corrected when the child went into a classroom with two other caregivers. · January 12, 2024

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Jun 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 23, 2025

746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. · Medium High

There is less than the required 9 inches of loose fill around the play structure that is higher then 5 feet at the platform.

State licensing record

Sep 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · September 11, 2024

746.401(8) - Posting Requirements - Telephone Numbers · Medium Low

The emergency numbers as required by this standard was not posted in the entry board or accessible for parents. The operation met compliance when the director posted the required postings, emergency numbers.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment · Medium High

There was a trash can with food waste accesible to children in care. *Classroom 1 had vents with dust.

State licensing record

Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · January 12, 2024

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 · High

A five-year-old was observed unsupervised on the playground. This was corrected when the child went into a classroom with two other caregivers.

State licensing record

Jun 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · June 29, 2023

746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used · Medium

There is a child's medication that has expired.

State licensing record

Aug 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 25, 2022

746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training · Medium High

1 of the 6 staff file reviewed is missing the required training hours missing from the previous year.

State licensing record

Aug 2022 Complaint 4 findings

Complaint · August 10, 2022

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual · High

A caregiver dragged a child on their nap mat causing a rug burn.

746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep · Medium

A caregiver pushed a child's head onto the nap mat with the caregiver's hand during naptime.

746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited · High

During the DFPS investigation, it was found a child was neglected.

746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control · High

A caregiver did not use good judgment or self-control after becoming frustrated with a child at naptime. The caregiver walked away from an injured child, who was unable to alert the caregiver of the injury the child had sustained.

State licensing record

Nov 2021 Complaint

Complaint · November 2, 2021

Reported to the state by the program

Self-report is Texas HHSC’s own field on its complaint investigation record.

746.701(1) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization · Medium

The operation did not complete the Licensing Incident/Illness Report form in the required time frame.

State licensing record

Sep 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 30, 2021

746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026

The consumer product safety recall form was outdated. This was corrected during the inspection when the director verified the recall list and signed a new form.

State licensing record

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A day here

Updates for parents
Progress reports, real-time messaging, and photos/videos shared via a secure app (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Montessori and bilingual

“Our full immersion program not only teaches your child Spanish, it strengthens their understanding of the native language.”

Details

Phone
(512) 343-0071
Address
6420 Hart Ln, Austin, 78731
License
1691051
Established
1965

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

Details

Medium means the middle half of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 62 to 153 children. Small is 12 to 61; large is 154 to 731.

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