North Richland Hills Montessori

• Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
  Inspector's note: There was one medication past its expired date. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-10-06.

• Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
  Inspector's note: There was one medication past its expired date. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-10-06.

• Non-critical Medication No Longer Used
  Inspector's note: There was one medication past its expired date. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-10-06.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection 1 infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep with an additional item in the crib. The additional item was a small round sound machine. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: At the time of the visit a caregiver present with children did not have an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-08.

• Critical Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained it was determined that an infant in care was left in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes at a time. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-07.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Medication Authorization - Parent May Not Authorize in Excess of Label Directions or Child's Health-Care Professional Directions
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection a parent had authorized a dosage of medication that exceeded what the label stipulates the dosage to be based on the child's age. The medication had been administered twice. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-05-13.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
  Inspector's note: Caregivers failed to provide information with incoming caregivers and a child who is diabetic was allowed access to candy and her blood glucose levels became elevated. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-13.
• Critical Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
  Inspector's note: A child who is diabetic had access to candy while in care and her glucose levels became elevated. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-13.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers
  Inspector's note: Based on investigation it was found that a caregiver had received a group of children from another caregiver and was not provided information regarding specific incidents of a potty accident for a child in that group. This resulted in a parent not having the correct information when requesting it regarding the accident. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-12-13.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained through investigation it was found that a caregiver was allowing children to leave the classroom to the playground area. The caregiver was straddling the doorway to supervise the child on the playground and children inside the classroom. In doing this the caregiver loses the ability to maintain physical proximity to all children being supervised and the ability to intervene if any incidents were to occur. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-12-13.
• Critical Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained through investigation, it was found the operation was sending children to the playground to run around. This was in response to behaviors inside the classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-12-13.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: A caregiver administered a dosage of medication significantly higher than the prescribed dosage. The caregiver admitted to questioning the dosage but did not demonstrate good judgment when she did not verify with the parent or another staff member that the dosage was correct. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-31.
• Critical Administering Medication - As Amended in Writing by Child's Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: Through investigation it was found that an incorrect dosage was given to a child in excess of what is prescribed by the child's prescribing health care professional. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-10-31.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: 1 caregiver who has been employed for more than 90 days does not have a current CPR/First Aid certificate on file. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-04-19.
• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
  Inspector's note: At the time of the visit a caregiver within their first 90 days of employment did not have a CPR/First Aid Training Certificate and was in a classroom unsupervised by another caregiver with a current CPR/First Aid certificate. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-04-03.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: The operation allowed an volunteer to be present at the operation prior to receiving a background check determination of, ?Eligible?; ?Provisional Eligibility with Conditions,?; or,? Eligible with Conditions.? Their current status is pending. The volunteer was not responsible for a group of children but had access to the children in the course of her duties. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-09.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained a caregiver did not adequately supervise children in care when a child went into the bathroom with another child. The caregiver was engaged in classroom duties to the extent that she was not aware of the children in the class and their ongoing behavior or actions. The level of supervision was not adjusted based on the child's previous behaviors. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-02-09.

• Non-critical Parent Provided Meals/Snacks - Provide Safe Storage and Service
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection a jar of infant food was found opened in the cabinet in the classroom. When caregivers were asked how long it had been present they stated it had been there for a week, but not opened this week. The jar was observed to be labeled with instructions to refridgerate after opening and to discard 2 days after it was opened. The jar was thrown away immediately. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Requirements during probation
  Inspector's note: The probation condition requiring weekly observations by the director is not being met. The observations were not completed for 1 week for one of the infant rooms and none for the second. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-05-19.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained during the investigation a child was injured when a caregiver was guiding a child inside the building by grabbing or pulling the child's arm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-05-04.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection an infant, under 12 months of age, was observed laying on their back in a crib with a blanket across them. The blanket was removed from the crib at the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-01-09.
• Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection one classroom was observed to have peeling drywall at a window ledge and another was observed to have baseboard vynil peeled from the wall near a door. The peeling areas could be easily torn by a child and put in their mouths. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-01-27.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Vision and Hearing Screening
  Inspector's note: At the time of the inspection 2 of the 10 children's files reviewed did not have the required hearing and vision screening. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2023-01-27.