Montessori at Bowser
Montessori at Bowser is a licensed child care center in Richardson, TX, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2009. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 17 times and investigated 4 reports. Inspectors recorded 32 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (8 of 32). None of them came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #45 of 45 centers in Richardson and better than 12% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
Three infants were not buckled in the highchairs.
One child did not have a copy of their immunization records.
Two childrens records evaluated did not have health statements.
The health inspection was not current.
The playground needs more unitary surfacing.
The operation created false health statements for two children.
A caregiver was observed leaving children unattended while they answered the front door. The caregiver did not have auditory or visual supervision of the children.
The playground needs more unitary surfacing.
The health inspection was not current.
One child did not have a copy of their immunization records.
Two staff members did not have their training available for review.
Three records evaluated did not have the admission date on file.
The fire inspection was not current.
One childs record did not have the parent's signature on the application form.
Three children's records did not have the emergency contact address.
All bottles and cups were not labeled with the child's name.
The consumer product safety form was unavailable for review.
Two childrens records evaluated did not have health statements.
The operation had trash bags of soiled diaper that were not discarded. There were no trash cans in the operation. The operation a strong odor of soiled diapers in the toddler room.
An infant was laying in the crib on a Boppy pillow with toys on th either side of the infant.
Several infants did not have current feeding schedule from the last 30 days.
The schoolers were allowed to come into the building without being account for and the schoolers teacher was unaware of how many children she had in the room.
Two toddlers were laying on mats with bottles in their mouth.
An infant was laying in the crib with a bottle in their mouth.
The director grabbed the child face repeatedly in an effort to make eye contact.
The operation has not reported number of employees that left in 2022.
The director did not have access to his personnel file or the time card system.
Inspector came for an investigation and the caregiver in- charge did not have access to records or information requested.
The toilets in the school age room did not have back on them and had not had back for several weeks.
A child did not have a feeding schedule and was not on table food.
The person in charge did not have access to all essential information during the investigation.
The operation did not maintain six inches of loose filled under the slide.
About this center
Common questions
Does Montessori at Bowser take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Montessori at Bowser’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Montessori at Bowser accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Montessori at Bowser cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Montessori at Bowser for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Richardson, is $45.80 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Montessori at Bowser had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 31, 2024: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Montessori at Bowser compare with other daycares in Richardson?
It is #45 of 45 centers in Richardson by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 12% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Montessori at Bowser last inspected?
Aug 17, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 927466 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.