ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Mariner Montessori at The Heights

5317 DARLING ST, HOUSTON, TX 77007

License #1766836 | Expires: Sep 26, 2023

Day Care Center
Type
80
Capacity
23
Inspections
33
Violations

Compliance Summary

4
Critical
15
Serious
12
Moderate
2
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 24, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 8, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 18, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Sep 12, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 21, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 20, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 12, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 8, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 30, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 26, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 17, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jul 15, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jul 1, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jun 27, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 20, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 10, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 27, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 11
Nov 8, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Sep 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 29, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 8
Jun 14, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
May 18, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 2
Mar 24, 2023 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3

Violation Details

Moderate Corrected

During the inspection medication for one child in care was found to be expired. The epinephrine injection has been expired since May of 2025

Corrected: Sep 25, 2025

Serious Corrected

4 of out 8 child records were missing the required emergency contact information.

Corrected: Sep 25, 2025

Minor Corrected

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

Corrected: Jan 23, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver pinched a child while in care.

Corrected: Dec 6, 2024

Serious Corrected

The infant two classroom had 12 children Specified Age Group was 0-11 months old. The classroom was two over the required ratio of that age group.

Corrected: Jul 15, 2024

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when she fell asleep while caring for infants.

Corrected: Aug 23, 2024

Serious Corrected

The infant room #2 class had 15 infants at time of walk-through, the specified age group is 12-17months, maximum group size is 13 infants, over by 2 infants.

Corrected: Jun 27, 2024

Serious Corrected

Three children with a food allergy plan did not have the health-care professional signature.

Corrected: Apr 12, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Seven children did not have information for they healthcare provider or emergency care authorization.

Corrected: Apr 12, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Six children are missing healthcare statements or information on when they would bring one if they have been enrolled less then 12 months.

Corrected: Apr 12, 2024

Moderate Corrected

Eight children did not have information on if the operation could transport them in case of an emergency.

Serious Corrected

The operation does not have how they would get children 24 months and younger or children with limited mobility out of the building in case of an emergency.

Moderate Corrected

Four children did not have immunization records on file.

Serious Corrected

They were two children ages three and four years old in a classroom with children specified age group 12-17 months old. The two children were more then 18 months from the youngest child 11 months old.

Serious Corrected

One caregiver had 7 children specified age group 12-17 months old, they were 2 children over the ratio for one caregiver.

Serious Corrected

Five children did not have information on if they needed special care.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not notify licensing when they change the outside playground to another area, the change was made .

Moderate Corrected

Two children did not have information that parents received the operational policies.

Serious Corrected

The playground fence is not enclose and has two openings towards the back of the fence area.

Minor Corrected

One caregiver did not have an affidavit in their file.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have in their emergency preparedness plan on how they would get children 24 months and younger out of the building.

Serious Corrected

In the infant classroom they was one caregiver with 6 children specify age group 0 to 11 months old, the caregiver had one children over the ratio. Corrected: When another caregiver came in from the restroom.

Serious Corrected

One caregivers first aid training expired on 4/2020 and the other caregiver first aid training was not eligible to read the card.

Serious Corrected

One child with a food allergy did not have a food allergy plan on file.

Critical Corrected

Two caregivers in different classrooms were unsure of how many children they had in care. One caregiver stated 7 then 6 and the other caregiver stated 6 then 5 children in care.

Moderate Corrected

One child's file was missing information on the parents receiving the operational policies.

Serious Corrected

One caregivers CPR training expired on 4/2020 and the other caregiver CPR training was not eligible to read the card. Another caregivers CPR training was conducted online.

Moderate Corrected

The operation did not have the most recent inspection form posted, the last inspection form posted was from 3/24/2023 the last inspection at the operation was on 4/18/2023.

Moderate Corrected

In some of the classrooms the children's storage area was not labeled with the children's names.

Moderate Corrected

The cots and infant beds were not labeled with children's names.

Moderate Corrected

During the inspection the center did not was have equipment or activities for school age children.

Serious Corrected

The operation did not have an carbon monoxide system.

Critical Corrected

The operation did not have in their operational policy about safe sleep for infants.

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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.