Walnut Creek Academy

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver failed to properly account for children. The caregiver did not follow the operations procedures for transitioning children which resulted in the caregiver leaving a child unattended.

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the director did not ensure the center?s daily operation is administered in compliance with the minimum standards as the director failed to ensure ratios were being maintained and in compliance as required. The director also failed to ensure that procedures for transitioning children were being followed by operation staff.

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised as a child wandered away from the playground and was found in an empty classroom.

Based on a DFPS investigation, it was determined that the caregiver was over ratio. There were 47 children ages 4 - 12 years old with one caregiver.

An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram was not posted in one of the infant classrooms. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the diagram was posted.)

The operation did not have a current health inspection on file. The last health inspection was completed 12/2022.

A caregiver did not wash their hands between diapering.

A list of food allergies was not posted in the Discovery classroom. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection when the director posted the food allergies.)

A caregiver with direct access to children was present at the operation before receiving notice from the Centralized Background Check Unit regarding the person's eligibility status. (Note: The person left the operation during the inspection.)

A caregiver did not wash two children's hands after having their diaper changed.

During the inspection, washable bibs were observed in the handwashing sink. Bibs are being washed in the hand washing sink.

Three groups were observed out of ratio during the inspection. In the Imagineers classroom, there was one caregiver with 12 children. The SAG group was 2 years. The group was over ratio by 1 child. (Note: A child was moved during the inspection.) In the Discoverers classroom, there was one caregiver with 13 children. The SAG group was 18 - 23 months. The group was over ratio by 4 children. (Note: A member of management came into the classroom during the inspection.) In the Creators classroom, there was one caregiver with 16 children. The SAG group was 3 years. The group was over ratio by 1 child. (Note: A caregiver was placed in the classroom.)

One caregiver only had 16 of the required 24 clock hours of training available for review at the time of inspection for the previous training year (9/1/21 - 8/31/22).

A child's food allergy plan was not signed and dated by the parent.

Seven staff files lacked a notarized affidavit.

The director and two staff members that transport children did not have current transportation safety training on file.

There were two classrooms that did not have the emergency evacuation and relocation diagram posted (2 year old & 3 year old). This was corrected during the inspection when the emergency diagrams were posted in each of the classrooms.

One child did not have a current immunization record on file.

One employee had access to children in care prior to the operation receiving a background check result of eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible. The caregiver was observed in the infant room.

A caregiver did not demonstrate good competency by not assisting a child who needed help with soiled clothes after the child did not make it to the restroom on time.

A caregiver did not place a child's soiled clothes in a sealed plastic bag to be sent home. The caregiver did not notify the parent that the soiled clothes were in the child's backpack.

It was determined that a parent was not notified at pick up time, of an injury the child had sustained that day.

Infant feeding instructions were not updated in both infant classrooms.

It was determined through the DFPS investigation that a caregiver physically abused two children in care on two separate occasions.

During the course of this investigation it was determined the operation did not report when a child had wax spilt on them or when a child was injured in care which resulted in marks on the child's neck.

It was determined through a video that children were placed on time out without any activity for more than 15 minutes.

It was observed on video that a caregiver did not use good judgement, or self control when the caregiver pulled several children by one arm in an aggressive manor and forcefully place children in chairs.

It was determined through a video that children were out of control when the children were running around and hitting each other without caregiver intervention.