ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Amarillo Montessori Day School

2300 B AVE, AMARILLO, TX 79111

License #542086 | Expires: Mar 29, 1999

Day Care Center
Type
90
Capacity
16
Inspections
17
Violations

Compliance Summary

6
Critical
7
Serious
4
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
May 20, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 4, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 7, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 23, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 19, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 20, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 13, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 3, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Feb 23, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 10, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 25, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 12, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 6, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 11
Jul 28, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 23, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

The operation has not provided the Parent's Rights information to parents as required to be included in the operational policies.

Corrected: May 21, 2025

Moderate Corrected

Eight children files were reviewed. Three children's files reviewed were missing current immunizations and one child file did not have any immunizations in file to review.

Corrected: Jun 11, 2024

Serious Corrected

It was found during the investigation that a child found a razor blade in a classroom and handled the razor blade.

Corrected: May 3, 2024

Serious Corrected

The infant/toddler playground had various types of equipment, stationary boat, little tykes car and a seat with broken pieces of plastic that presented as a pinch hazard and rough to the touch. On the prek/school age playground, there was a toy kitchen with broken windows that had sharp edges, one table had the edges broken with sharp edges and the gate to the fence was not pulled tight from the bungee cord and created a large gap that prevents the fence from being completely enclosed. Most of the areas requiring repair or replacement were corrected at inspection. The table and kitchen were removed from the playground at inspection. An additional bungee cord was added to pull the fence exit to be completely enclosed.

Corrected: Apr 3, 2023

Serious Corrected

The nap room was reduced down with 26 children from 18 months to 5 year olds with a specified age group of four year olds. The classroom had one caregiver in the classroom but there was not an additional staff member available in the building.

Corrected: Apr 3, 2023

Moderate Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, parents had limited access inside the operation during operating hours.

Corrected: Feb 15, 2023

Serious Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, toys, sleeping equipment and pacifiers are not being placed aside promptly for sanitizing.

Corrected: Feb 3, 2023

Serious Corrected

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, a classroom was observed over ratio when one staff member, needed for ratio, left the room multiple times to complete other duties, leaving the other caregiver alone with all the children.

Corrected: Feb 3, 2023

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence of the investigation, many of the investigation violations were in the presence of the directors or a situation that directors had firsthand knowledge about.

Corrected: Feb 3, 2023

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver employed at the operation suspected abuse and an immediate risk to children and waited months to make a report.

Corrected: Feb 3, 2023

Serious Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained, food was being served on the bare surface of the table in the infant classroom.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained, the operation has had a frequent visitor at the operation prior to receiving a notification of eligibility.

Serious Corrected

A report was not made to childcare regulation regarding a medical emergency that required hospitalization.

Critical Corrected

A report was never received to CCR by the operation related a situation that placed a child at risk.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained, the infants were staying in restrictive devices, including bumbo seats, for more than 15 minutes. One child was observed in a restrictive device for 52 minutes.

Critical Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained, a caregiver left her classroom periodically, leaving the children with no supervision.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the evidence obtained, the operation has not been maintaining attendance records for all staff, including the director, on a routine basis.

Nearby Facilities

ACTIVE

AMARILLO MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL

2300 B AVE, AMARILLO, TX 79111

School-Age Program Capacity: 90
ACTIVE Inspected

Shaylee Connelly

13131 NE 13TH AVE, AMARILLO, TX 79111

Day Care Center Capacity: 12 Last inspection: Sep 4, 2025 8 violations
Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.