| Mar 21, 2025 | §746.2401(3) Other | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting: During the investigation, video footage showed that a caregiver did not hold and comfort a crying infant. |
| Mar 21, 2025 | §746.2905(1) Other | Medium risk | Corrected | Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep: During the investigation, video footage showed that a caregiver forced a child to sleep. |
| Mar 13, 2025 | §746.2207(c)(5) Facilities & equipment | Medium risk | Corrected | Screen Time Activities - Does not include Advertising or Violence: During the inspection, three children were observed playing a video game that involved violence and a weapon. |
| Mar 13, 2025 | §746.1205(a)(2) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for: During the inspection, in one classroom, a caregiver stated there were 27 children in the class, the other caregiver stated there were 26 children in the class, however 24 children were present. |
| Mar 12, 2025 | §746.2805(3) Other | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: Based on video footage observed during the investigation, it was found that a caregiver grabbed the arm of a child while in care. |
| Mar 12, 2025 | §746.2805(5) Other | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling: Based on video footage observed during the investigation, it was found that a caregiver yelled at a child. |
| Dec 17, 2024 | §746.613(b) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current: Two children's files did not have the updated immunization records. |
| Apr 18, 2024 | §746.3407 Safety hazards | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: In the Bridge classroom there was a child size couch that was torn and as a result could not be properly sanitized. Also the peel material from the couch posed a hazard to the children. Note: The couch was removed during the inspection. |
| Apr 18, 2024 | §746.3313(2) Safety hazards | Medium risk | Corrected | Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used: The menu stated the children were having animal crackers and carrots for snack but the children were served pretzels and carrots for snack. Note: The substitution was noted during the inspection. |
| Aug 31, 2023 | §746.3417(3) Sanitation & hygiene | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering: Based on information received from DFPS several children did not wash their hands after a caregiver changed their diapers. |
| Aug 31, 2023 | §746.3415(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child: Based on information received from DFPS a caregiver did not wash their hands after changing several diapers. |
| Jul 13, 2023 | §746.1205(a)(5) Facilities & equipment | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety: Based on the findings of a DFPS investigation, a caregiver did not intervene when necessary to ensure the safety of children in the classroom. |
| Jun 6, 2023 | §746.1205(a)(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: A child was left alone unsupervised in a classroom when the class transitioned from the classroom to the cafe for lunch. The child was alone for approximately seven minutes. |
| Nov 7, 2022 | §746.3805(b)(3) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date: I observed a bottle of children's Benadryl that expired in October of 2022. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection. |
| Sep 20, 2022 | §746.901(6)(A) Supervision & ratios | Medium risk | Corrected | Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies: I did not observe documentation that a caregiver gad completed orientation and received the center's operational policies. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection. |
| Sep 20, 2022 | §746.1315(b)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | Medium-high risk | Corrected | CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based: I did not observe documentation that the in-person portion for CPR was completed. |
| Aug 16, 2022 | §746.305(a)(6) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Report Situation Placing Children at Risk: Interviews were conducted and procedures were evaluated. It was determined that the operation did not report to Child Care Regulation an incident involving a 4 yr. old running out of the classroom and the operation. |
| Aug 4, 2022 | §746.2805(7) Other | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language: During an A/N investigation, it was determined that a caregiver became frustrated with an infant child and used profane language. |
| Aug 4, 2022 | §746.201(5) Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation: The operation did not report the suspected abuse of a child to HHSC - Child Care Regulation. The operation was aware of the incident where a caregiver placed a bib over the face of the infant. |
| Aug 4, 2022 | §746.1201(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited: During a recent A/N investigation, it was determined that a caregiver placed a bib over the face of a crying infant. |
| Jul 28, 2022 | §746.1601 Supervision & ratios | Medium-high risk | Corrected | Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children: I observed a caregiver supervising 16 three and four yr. old children. The median age of the group was 3 years and the required child/caregiver ratio for three year olds is 1 caregiver with 15 children. NOTE: This was corrected during the inspection. |
| Jul 28, 2022 | §746.1203(2) Other | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For: When asked how many children were in the group, a caregiver for school-age children didn't know the correct number. |
| Jul 5, 2022 | §746.1203(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children: Interviews were conducted and operation procedures were evaluated. It was determined that a preschool child was left alone on the playground when the class transitioned back inside to the classroom. |
| Jul 5, 2022 | §746.1203(2) Other | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For: During the walk-through inspection, a caregiver stated that there were 40 children in the group, but when I counted, there were only 35. |
| Apr 28, 2022 | §746.2805(2) Staff qualifications & clearances | High risk | Corrected | Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training: Interviews were conducted and surveillance tape was reviewed. It was determined that a caregiver placed two 3 yr. old children in the restroom during naptime as a disciplinary measure. NOTE: The caregiver was terminated. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | §746.1201(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited: During an A/N investigation conducted by DFPS, it was determined that a 21 month old toddler left the playground through a gate that was not properly secured and was found in the parking lot of the operation. It was determined that the gate was not checked by the caregivers upon entering the playground with the group of children. It was also determined that the caregivers were sitting and could not see all areas of the playground. It was also determined that the caregivers did not account for the children in their group and were not aware that the child was no longer with the group. |
| Jan 31, 2022 | §746.1203(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: Interviews were conducted and the operation's emergency procedures were evaluated. It was determined that a 6 month old infant was left in the classroom without adult supervision during a fire drill. |
| Jan 31, 2022 | §746.1203(2) Fire safety & emergency drills | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For: Caregivers were interviewed and procedures were evaluated. It was determined that an infant child was left in the building during a fire drill due to caregivers not verifying the children in the group before exiting the building. During the inspection today, I asked a caregiver how many children in her room and she said 15 children but there were 16 children in the group. |
| Nov 12, 2021 | §746.1203(4) Supervision & ratios | High risk | Corrected | Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children: Interviews were conducted and procedures were evaluated. It was determined that a preschool-age child was left alone in a classroom when a caregiver did not follow the operation's procedure for transitioning children. |
