The Sonshine Ark
1406 6TH ST, FLORESVILLE, TX 78114
License #411916 | Expires: Jun 30, 1992
Compliance Summary
Inspection History
| Date | Type | Result | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| May 22, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| May 9, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | OTHER | Violations Found | 2 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 9 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | OTHER | Violations Found | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 2 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 3 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Compliant | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Annual Inspection | Violations Found | 1 |
Violation Details
During the inspection, it was observed a group of 20 children went on a field trip to the library with 3 caregivers. Field trips ratios indicate that 4 caregivers were required. This was corrected when they returned to the center.
Corrected: Nov 18, 2025
The operation did not have a gas inspection conducted.
Corrected: Dec 2, 2025
Three of the five enrolled infants did not have a current written feeding instruction form. Two of the three expired three months ago.
Corrected: Nov 21, 2025
There were four expired medication in the medication cabinet. This was corrected when staff member dispose the expired medication.
Corrected: May 22, 2025
The Consumer Product Recall was last certified on 1/4/2023. This was corrected when staff member certified the consumer product recall as of 5/22/2025.
Corrected: May 22, 2025
There is a 9 inch gap between the fence and the gate. This was corrected when staff member added bungee ropes around the gap to fill the gap.
Corrected: May 22, 2025
Caregiver was using inappropriate redirection practices such as pulling and grabbing a child.
Corrected: May 22, 2025
Caregiver used inappropriate and discouraging language to and around the children.
Corrected: May 22, 2025
7 out of 10 staffs did not have the SIDS/Shaken baby training available for review at the time of inspection.
Corrected: Sep 10, 2024
10 out of 10 staff members did not have the Adminitration Medication, Food Allergy, and Hazardous Training training available for review at the time of inspection.
Corrected: Sep 10, 2024
Four classrooms did not have a written activity plan with designated dates and time frames of activities.
The documentation of fire drills were not available for review at the time of inspection.
The child safety lock on the cabinet was broken, therefore the Lysol was accessible to the children in the toddler's room. During the inspection, the caregiver took action to address the issue by moving the Lysol to a top cabinet that is out of reach for the children
There were two outlets uncovered in the 4-5 age group classroom. Caregiver placed two covers in the uncovered outlets therefore were corrected at inspection.
The crib mattresses were recently replaced with new ones that do not specifically match the crib model numbers.
There was one caregiver caring for 6 children in the infant room therefore the caregiver was out of ratio. The youngest infant is 6 months and the oldest 1 year old. This was corrected at inspection when the other caregiver entered the room.
One infant was observed in the highchair without the safety straps. There was no safety straps in any of the highchairs.
A child accidentally bit their tongue 04/17/24 and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. An incident report was filled out but not signed by the person in charge within the required 48 hours of the incident occurring.
A child accidentally bit their tongue and they were taken to the emergency room to be evaluated on 04/17/24. The operation did obtain a parent signature on the incident report within the required 48 hours.
The admission forms have not been updated to reflect changes made to minimum standards.
In reviewing the operational policies, there is no updated information on the support of inclusive services.
There was no documentation available to show that training had been completed by any caregiver in the required topic of Administration of Medication.
The loose fill in all use zones of the outdoor play area measured less than the required six inch depth, and the ground beneath was exposed in several areas.
One caregiver in the infant class and one caregiver in the two year old class each failed to wash the hands of a child after diapering.
One caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year. A second caregiver had completed 6 annual training hours towards the 20-21 training year and was lacking 18 hours. A third caregiver had completed 5 training hours towards the 20-21 annual training year and was lacking 19 hours. A fourth caregiver was lacking 24 hours towards the 20-21 annual training year.
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