La Petite

Five staff are missing the annual 24 hours of training from the last full year.

One childs file does not have a health statement.

During the inspection, it was determined that the food preparation sink in the infant classroom is being used to hand wash after diaper changes.

For a duration of about 30 minutes, a child with special needs was observed sitting in the same spot, playing with the same toys.

In the 2 year old classroom, children are not getting the same cots everyday. There is no system in place to ensure kids are getting the same cots.

The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the continued deficiencies being cited.

During inspection one child walked out of the After school classroom into the director's office without appropriate supervision. During the inspection the director was caring for two children in her office, while doing management duties. During the inspection the caregiver in the PreSchool/Pre-K classroom did not know how many children she had in care, even after using the tools provided by the operation.

The caregiver in the After school classroom was observed allowing a child to pull another child's arm and attempting to drag the child back into the classroom, without intervening.

The operation has not entered a person who should be on the controlling persons.

The operation has not entered a person who should be a designated controlling person.

On the younger childrens playground there where two animal broken bikes. On the older children's playground there was a bike with a broken seat.

A child was observed sleeping infront of the emergency exit.

The centers first aid kit and the bus first aid kit had expired medication, alchol pads, and first aid cream.

The children's nap cots in the classrooms were labeled with numbers, but there is not a system in place where children will get the same cot everyday.

Two staff files were observed and did not have first aid cards on file.

The children's product recall form was last signed on June 30, 2021.

The center did not have the most recent fire inspection on file to be observed. The last inspection report on file is from August 11, 2021.

The menu posted was from the week of February 27, 2023 and has not been updated for the current week of March. This was corrected at inspection by, the current menu for the week of March 2023 being posted.

Three children's files were observed and did not have updated immunizations.

Two staff files were observed and did not have CPR cards on file.

The operation did not share a copy of the incident report with the parent and did not get it signed.

Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a child was neglected as a result of inappropriate supervision.

The operation did not report to Child Care Regulations within the required 48 hour time frame. The incident occurred on 1/27/23 and the operation reported on 1/30/23.

The director is not ensuring that the operation is in compliance with the minimum standards due to the total number of deficiencies in a two-year period, and repeated incidents where children are left unsupervised.

A caregiver did not actively supervise children on the playground, resulting in a two-year-old child climbing the fence, and leaving the premises. The child was found by a bystander and returned to the operation by law enforcement.

Based on information gathered from the investigation, the 21month to 3-year-old classroom was out of ratio with 1 caregiver and 13 children. The specified age group was 2 years old.

A tricycle was observed on the playground with a missing wheel. The wheel was found under the play stucture.

One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.

Two children's files are missing hearing and vision.

The operations last health inspection was conducted on 3/31/2021.

One child is missing immunizations in the file. One child does not have updated immunizations in the file.

Three children's files are missing hearing and vision.

One child's file is missing a signed health statement from the physician.

Four staff files do not have notarized affidavits.

Infant feeding schedules have not been completed for the infant classroom.

A child was placed at risk when being able to get out from the Pre-K classroom, walk to the school age classroom and walk outside to the gated side of the building . The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent was notified on 5/20/2022.

It was determined a child was able to get out from Pre-K classroom into the school age classroom and go outside to the gated side of the building and was left unsupervised. The child was found by a parent.

A child was transitioned into another classroom and was not signed in to the caregivers care. The caregiver did not have access to an iPad which is used to track sign in/out in the classroom

The operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the 48 hours of the incident happening. The incident occurred on 5/19/2022 and the parent signed it on 6/1/2022.