Center for Transforming Lives ACDC

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when using excessive force and inappropriate discipline children. The second caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment by not intervene and report to management as she was present in the classroom while her co-worker uses excessive force and inappropriately discipline children.

The facility did not have the inspection from from the previous inspection posted on the parent board.

An infant fell asleep during floor time. The caregiver stated that the child fell asleep 5 minutes before I observed the classroom. I walked back to the room 10 minutes later and the child was still sleeping on the floor.

The scissors being used in the 2yr old class are specified for use by kindergarden and first grade.

The caregiver who attended to the injured child did not have current first aid training. Her certificate expired in 3/2023.

The child's file was not available for review upon request during the 04/27/2023 inspection.

The caregivers' training files were not available for review upon request during the 04/27/2023 inspection.

Three caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when they had a 10 minute long conversation amongst themselves while caring for children. Two caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when they observed three children rolling around on each other on the carpet and did not intervene. This incident occurred for 2 minutes.

A caregiver was observed seated not free from administrative duties for 13 minutes while caring for children.

A group of 11 children were observed without an activity for 23 minutes. This occurred after two additional caregivers joined the classroom with 4 toddlers.

The caregivers did not know who was responsible for the child, each of the three caregivers stated that they were not responsible for the child when the incident occurred.

The use zone surrounding the slide on the Pre-K playground was observed with less than an inch of wood chips. A picture was taken at the time of the inspection. Grass was observed growing in the use zone of the rock climbing wall on the Pre-K causing the wood chips to become compacted. Grass was also observed growing on the sand hill that acts as loose fill for the entrance of the slide.

The operation notified the health department but did notifiy licensing of a person who tested positive for COVID-19.

The use zone surrounding the slide on the Pre-K playground was observed with less than an inch of wood chips. A picture was taken at the time of the inspection. Grass was observed growing in the use zone of the rock climbing wall on the Pre-K causing the wood chips to become compacted. Grass was also observed growing on the sand hill that acts as loose fill for the entrance of the slide.

While in care a child was left on the playground unsupervised.

The operation failed to inspect the playground before children use.

This standard was under review due to an investigation and was found deficient. The caregiver did not show good judgement when she took the child to the bathroom area, to talk to a child, about his behavior.