The Learning Experience

Observed children in one classroom sitting at the table without an activity. This was corrected when the caregiver let the children play in centers.

One caregiver did not know how many children she was supervising. This was corrected when the caregiver counted the children and corrected her initial answer.

There was standing water and debirs inside of the sensory table located on the playground. This was corrected when the director dump the water out of the sensory table.

One caregiver did not know how many children she was responsible for during inspection.

The operation failed to provide care consistent with the child?s needs when a child was served food that he was not supposed to consume on two separate dates while in care at the operation.

One staff raised their voice while disciplining the child humiliating the child in the classroom in front of the other children and staff, blaming the child for being hit by another child while present at the operation. Specifically, using a harsh tone while telling the child it was their fault they were hit for following the other child.

The operation was found during an investigation to be out of ratio in one classroom when they had one caregiver with 18-20 children in a classroom that is only supposed to have 15 children with one caregiver.

It was found during an investigation that children are using tablets which is not part of the activity plan.

Multiple children were found during the investigation to have long waiting periods between activities and/or prolonged periods during which children stand or sit specifically at the front desk and/or in the director?s office.

A child was not provided nap or rest time even though the child was in care more than 5 hours.

It was found during an investigation that there was one incident where a child was unsupervised at the operation that was not reported to CCR.

Good judgement-When a child was exhibiting behavior issues in the class, administration did not provide the caregivers additional resources or support to help the child and protect the safety of the other children in the classroom.

The operation was found during an investigation to be serving candy, soda, and cupcakes to a child in care regularly which does meet the meals and snacks must follow the meal patterns established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

There was no incident report written for an incident where a child was unsupervised at the operation or for behavioral issues with a child that occurred at the operation.

One child was unsupervised while present at the operation when the child was able to leave their classroom without the assigned caregiver being aware of their whereabouts in the operation.

The operation does not have a written operational policy that addresses suspension and expulsion.

One child was found to be using a personal cellular phone and/or tablet throughout the day that exceeds one hour per day.

The operation did not share a copy of an incident report with a parent or obtain a parent's signature on it within 48 hours of when the incident occurred.

During an investigation it was found that children are not being properly supervised when using the Make-Believe Room.

During an investigation it was discovered the operation was not following the conditions placed on a background check.

The operation failed to properly notify CCR of an injury to a child that required medical treatment.

The operation provided CCR with a falsified training certificate from Shade Tree Learning.

Two caregivers in two classrooms did not know how many children they were responsible for. This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers were made aware of the correct number of children present in each classroom.

The operation did not have a fire inspection completed within the last 12 months.

Two infant cribs did not have snug fitting sheets on the mattress. This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers changed the sheets.

The operation did not have a sanitation inspection completed in the last 12 months.

The operation was not conducting monthly fire extinguisher inspections. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted the monthly check of the fire extinguishers.

A child was left on the playground for an unknown amount of time.

Based on the information obtained, it was determined that an infant was observed sleeping on the floor on top of a boppy pillow.

A child was left on the playground for approx. ten minutes.

Caregiver with a pending background check was observed supervising children in care. The caregiver was asked to leave the operation during the inspection.

Observed one caregiver supervising 10 children, ages 13 to 18 mos, during naptime. This was corrected when the second caregiver entered the classroom shortly after CCR.

Hearing and vision screening was not available for review for three of the students records reviewed.

Current infant feeding instructions were not available for review for ten of the 18 infant records reviewed

A caregiver supervising children in care did not have a complete background check on file. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation.

Per the investigation, it was deteremined that a child was left unattended while in care.

A child's diaper was not changed prompty witin the 2.5 hours the child was transitioned in a different class.

Two classrooms did not know the amount of children or ages of the children they were resposible for. This was corrected when the caregiver counted the children or checked their tablets for count.

Based on the interviews and observation, caregivers were not maintaining control of the children in care. This was corrected when new staff were hired to help the existing caregivers.

Based on interviews and attendance records it was determined prior to the investigation the operation was not maintaining ratios. This was corrected when the operation hired new staff.