New Beginnings Childcare Academy

It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver consumed alcohol on the premises of the daycare.

The operation was lacking an updated annual health inspection.

Infant feeding instructions for infants not yet on table food were not updated in the 30 day required time frame.

A fire drill was not documented for the month of November 2022. This was corrected at inspection when the center conducted a fire drill during the inspection.

A child that has a food allergy to eggs was lacking an emergency allergy plan signed by both the parent and the physician. There is no documentation in the child's file that indicates the child is no longer allergic to eggs.

The loose-fill surfacing under the playground structure was not maintained at a depth of at least 6 inches.

In the infant room ages 10-17 months old did not have their hands washed prior to eating lunch.

A food allergy plan was not available for a child who has a doctor diagnosed food allergy to spinach.

One caregiver did not have her 24 annual training hours completed.

A child was left on the playground for a brief period of time and the parent was not notified until two and half hours later.

A two year old child was left unattended on the playground for approximately a minute and a 1/2. He was unharmed and brought back inside by a caregiver to rejoin his group.

A child who was upset and crying in pain reached out to a caregiver for help and the caregiver pushed him away and made no effort to see why he was upset.

Two caregivers sitting in the classroom could see that a toddler was visibly upset and crying. The child cried and appeared to be in pain. The caregivers allowed him to cry out for a minute and a half before picking him up to assess what could be wrong.

A two year old child walked into a restroom and was unattended for approximately four minutes when the group was transitioning from the gym to the classroom.

Based on information obtained from a DFPS investigation, a caregiver was not properly supervising a child in care that resulted in a misdiagnosed injury and the child being sent home without the appropriate treatment.