Union Christian Academy

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was subjected to harsh and profane language.

A caregiver was observed popping a child with their hand.

A child was not offered lunch during lunch time.

A fire drill was practiced at the time of inspection. The caregivers were not following their emergency preparedness plan. Caregivers did not bring documentation: Authorization for emergency care for each child in care. Two students in care did not have emergency contact information brought outside during the fire drill.

A fire drill was practiced at the time of inspection. The caregivers were not following their emergency preparedness plan. Caregivers did not bring documentation: Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care, authorization for emergency care for each child in care, or thechild tracking system information for children in care.

Safety documentation for fire drills and documentation for testing or checking carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors were not documented for the month of June.

One 18-23 month class and one three year old class did not follow their activity schedule time for outdoor activities. Despite the clear skies and temperature of 82 degrees, the caregivers made the decision to stay indoors and skip outdoor time.

Feeding instructions for one infant are not current.

The infant classroom had greater than an 18 month age difference between the youngest and oldest child. The youngest child in the room was three months and the oldest child in the room was 23 months. This was corrected at inspection when the 3 month old was moved out of the classroom.

The interior of one restroom sink cabinet in the infant classroom shows advanced signs of water damage and deterioration and dead cockroaches are located in the Pre-K classroom restroom.

A parent of two students did not sign admission paperwork.

One infant requiring feeding instructions does not have feeding instructions on file.

Two newly enrolled students do not have admission paperwork.

Personnel trainings were not available for review during the inspection.

The following information is missing from children's records: 1) six students need completed physician information 2) one students needs parent permission for emergency medical authorization 3) five students need a health statement 4) nine students need completed emergency contact information

Out of 15 children's files reviewed, 13 were found to be missing the following information: - Eight files did not have a parent signature. - Four files were missing documentation for emergency medical attention. - Three files lacked the emergency contact address. - Eleven files did not include the admission date.

Eight children's files were reviewed and were missing the following: 1. Emergency medical attention documentation 2. Special care documentation 3. Emergency contact address 4. Provided operational policies 5. School name and phone number 6. Health Statement 7. Water activities

A storage room contains a bottle of laundry detergent accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection by moving the detergent to a higher shelf and closing the door.

A smoke detector in one classroom has been beeping for several weeks. This has been known to center staff and has not been addressed.

Smoke detector testing has not been documented for the 2024 calendar year.

One classroom had chemicals accessible to children. Chemicals were located in a cabinet without a child lock.

Four of the four infants enrolled in the 0-11 month class do not have current feeding instructions.

Caregivers do not have access to the locked gates on the playground. The gates serve as a secondary exit out of the outdoor play area.

Six out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(4) preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Three out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(1) emergency preparedness training, and four out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(2) preventing and controlling the spread of communicable disease.

One classroom had chemicals accessible to children due to a child lock that the caregiver was aware was broken.

Two caregivers do not have pediatric first aid training.

Completed emergency contact information was not available for two of the ten child files reviewed.

A caregiver that cares for children under 24 months is missing shaken baby, SIDS, and early childhood brain development for the 2022-2023 training year.

One caregiver is missing pediatric first aid training.

Children's hands were not washed after diaper changing. Children were requested to throw away their own diaper before returning to the group.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver hit a child with their hand and another caregiver hit a different child with an instrument.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. The center director was made aware of allegations of sexual abuse and failed to report this.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Children were left unattended on the school bus when the driver went into a school, and they were left unattended when the driver went to get gas.

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver used inappropriate discipline when they hit a child on the back of the head.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver displayed poor judgment when a derogatory remark was used to point out a child's misbehavior.

The operation's vehicle used to transport children in care did not include emergency medical transportation information.

1 of 10 student files did not include a phone number, address, and name for an emergency pick up person.

3 of 10 student files reviewed did not include a health statement.

A vehicle transporter and the center director did not have transportation training on file.

Two infants, not yet ready for table food, did not have feeding instructions on file.

Two infant care teachers did not have required infant trainings.

No orientation training was on file for 3 of 10 staff members.

1 of 10 student files did not include current immunization records.

It was determined that a caregiver used her hand to hit a child as a form of guidance.

Adequate storage space was not available in an infant classroom for each child's personal belongings.

The emergency diagram did not include a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection as this information was added to emergency diagrams.

3 staff members responsible for transporting children in care did not have transportation training available.

1 of 10 staff files reviewed did not include 24 complete training hours.

1 staff member did not have required pre-service training hours prior to being counted in ratio.

An infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection as the infant was removed from the restrictive device and placed in a crib to sleep.

1 of 10 staff files reviewed did not include an employee affidavit.

Feeding instructions were not available for infants in care.

Infants in care did not have daily reports available for review.

The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not include how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age. This deficiency was corrected during the inspection as this information was added to the emergency preparedness plan.

Emergency medical contact information was not available for children being transported by the operation.

The operation allowed an individual to be present before knowing the background check status.

The playground's activity equipment has a long screw exposed.

The transportation vehicles did not have a child safety alarm system.

The operation has an expired health inspection.

The operation failed to document fire drills were conducted during operating hours. The last documented fire drill was done in April 2021 and May 2021 for carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher.

The loose fill in the playground area was not at the proper depth.

The operation's fire inspection has expired.

The staff member that transports the children has not completed transportation safety training.

This standard was investigated and determined to be deficient.