San Marcos · Licensed center
Paloma Montessori School
At a glance
- Medium Montessori center, licensed for 117 children.
- Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round.
- Tuition Infant $1,150, toddler $1,075, preschool $1,025 a month, full time. See costs
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
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.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 18, 20241 citation
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or LessMedium High
“The loose-fill under one slide and the merry-go-round in the outdoor play area did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.”
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
Jan 8, 20243 citations
746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual trainingMedium High
“Four staff members were missing some of their required annual training hours.”
746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
“The operation's annual sanitation inspection was not current.”
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - ImmunizationsMedium
“One child's record was missing a complete immunization record.”
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Feb 28, 20221 citation
746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium
“While reviewing the operational policies the policies were lacking information regarding the promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activities.”
746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
Sep 20, 20212 citations
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium High
“The operation did not have a current health inspection for this year.”
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering, lock-down proceduresMedium High
“The emergency preparedness plan did not have the name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center to use as needed.”
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering, lock-down procedures
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Texas HHSC
- Last visit
- November 18, 2024
- On file
- 4 visits since September 2021 — all of them cited findings
- Most serious
- Medium High —
The loose-fill under one slide and the merry-go-round in the outdoor play area did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.
· November 18, 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.
Nov 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 18, 2024
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less · Medium High
The loose-fill under one slide and the merry-go-round in the outdoor play area did not meet the 6 inch minimum requirement.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · January 8, 2024
746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training · Medium High
Four staff members were missing some of their required annual training hours.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations · Medium
One child's record was missing a complete immunization record.
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High
The operation's annual sanitation inspection was not current.
Feb 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 28, 2022
746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity · Medium
While reviewing the operational policies the policies were lacking information regarding the promotion of indoor/outdoor physical activities.
Sep 2021 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · September 20, 2021
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
The operation did not have a current health inspection for this year.
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of October 9, 2026
The emergency preparedness plan did not have the name and address of the alternate shelter away from the center to use as needed.
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What it costs
Paloma Montessori SchoolMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)
Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Austin-area full-time prices for that age; 25 infant, 26 toddler and 30 preschool programs publish one.
- Part time
- $975 to $1,025 a month
- Application fee
- $375
A day here
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 5 days a week, year round
Meals, schedule and closed
- Meals
- Parents supply all food and milk; a third-party hot meal vendor (Luma's Lunch Box) is available as an option
- Schedule
- Full-day, part-time
- Closed
- November-Thanksgiving Break, December-Winter Break, March-Spring Break and 2 week Summer Break
How they teach
Montessori
“The school follows Maria Montessori’s approach, with natural lighting, soft colors, and uncluttered spaces that promote calm, focused activity.”
Details
- Phone
- (512) 667-6022
- Address
- 125 W. Mccarty Ln, San Marcos, 78666
- License
- 1709759
- Ownership
- For-profit
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Sources and dates
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 palomamontessori.com/…/5c24e9_84c5cde558e6414d87395caa2b61dcb1.pdf
What it costs
- Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Second price, Application fee — Checked July 2026 palomamontessori.com/…/5c24e9_84c5cde558e6414d87395caa2b61dcb1.pdf
State record
From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Hours, Calendar, Schedule, Closed — Checked July 2026 palomamontessori.com/…/5c24e9_84c5cde558e6414d87395caa2b61dcb1.pdf
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 childcare.hhs.texas.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 palomamontessori.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 palomamontessori.com/…/5c24e9_84c5cde558e6414d87395caa2b61dcb1.pdf
- Ownership — Checked October 2026 comptroller.texas.gov
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.