Living Word Christian Day Care

Out of four children's records reviewed, one child was missing permission to participate in water activities and parental authorization for emergency medical treatment.

The smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers had not been tested in December.

The most recent version of the parent handbook was missing information on parents' rights, the benefits of physical activity, what weather conditions that will prevent children from playing outside, and the degree of fever that would require a child to be sent home.

Out of the four children's records reviewed, one school-age child was missing their school information, two were missing permission to ride the van from school, two were missing acknowledgment that the parent received the operational policies, and one needed an updated shot record.

There was a bin of cleaning supplies stored under the changing table without a locking door. This was corrected during the inspection when the bin was moved to a shelf out of the reach of children.

It was found that an employee who started providing care to children under 24 months did not obtain SIDS, shaken baby, and early brain development training first.

Out of four staff records reviewed, one staff member did not have a pre-employment affidavit or a statement acknowledging that they had received a copy of the operational policies.

An infant was allowed to fall asleep in a car seat during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant was removed from the car seat and placed in a crib.

The CPSC form was last signed in August 2024.

The transportation van binders did not have the emergency treatment authorization forms for the children being transported.

The operation's last fire inspection was completed on 7/31/24.

Out of three staff files reviewed, one employee was missing proof of education and statements that they had received the center's policies and attended orientation with an overview of abuse and neglect, and another employee was missing a pre-employment affidavit.

Out of four children's records reviewed, two were missing a date of birth, three were missing an admission date, one was missing complete emergency contact information, two were missing healthcare information, and three were missing acknowledgement of receiving the operational policies, a health statement, and updated vaccination records.

Two outlets in the pre-k room did not have covers. This was corrected during the inspection when covers were placed in the outlets.

Two infants still on formula had feeding instructions that were last updated January 3, 2025.

Out of five staff files reviewed, one caregiver was missing a start date, proof of education, employment and pre-employment affidavits, statements that she had received the operation's center and personnel policies, and proof of a background check request.

Out of eight children's records reviewed, one child was missing an emergency medical authorization from the parent, two were missing complete physician's information, one was missing a health statement, one was missing hearing and vision screening results, two children needed updated immunization records, and one was missing a statement from the parent that they received a copy of the operational policies.

During the inspection, children were playing outside and were allowed to go into the after school building without a teacher to use the restroom. There were also children in two rooms in the after school building with only one teacher going between the rooms. This was corrected during the inspection when the director was informed that children can't go into the building alone and that a teacher needs to be in each room that the children are in.

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that caregivers yelled at children in care.

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a caregiver grabbed children by the arm.

There was a smoke detector that needed a battery to be replaced in the afterschool building.

Out of the six staff files reviewed, five were missing proof of education, all six were missing a notarized affidavit, two were missing pre-employment affidavits, two were missing statements that they had received the personnel and center policies, four missing photo ID, and two were missing a statement that they had attended orientation with an overview of the center's policy on abuse and neglect.

The loose-fill around a slide on the playground had been pushed out of place and there was no longer six inches of loose-fill remaining.

One van's first aid kit was incomplete and another van's first aid kit had expired supplies.

One of the rooms did not have an evacuation and relocation diagram posted. This was corrected during the inspection when a diagram was printed and posted.

The director and two employees who transport did not have current transportation training.

The operation's daily infant reports were not being completed and sent home daily. This was corrected during the inspection when the infant caregiver was informed that the daily reports need to be completed every day.

A substitution was made for lunch and was not recorded on the menu. This was corrected during the inpection when the substitution was written down on the posted menu.

Two of the infants still on formula or breastmilk had feeding instructions that were not updated monthly.

The parent handbook was missing information on the benefits of physical activity, criteria for when weather is too extreme for children to go outside, procedures for parents to contact licensing, and information on staff vaccinations.

One of the vans did not have a binder with the children's emergency contact information or emergency medical information.

The last playground checklist was completed in April.

An infant was placed to sleep in a crib on their stomach. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was notified that infants must be placed to sleep on their back and the caregiver turned the infant over to sleep on their back.

Two of the operation's transportation vans did not have a fire extinguisher.

The operation did not have a fire drill completed for the November. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and the children were able to exit in under three minutes.

The smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers were not tested monthly. This was corrected during the inspection when they were tested during the fire drill.

Out of the six staff files reviewed, one was missing six hours of annual training, one was missing ten hours, one was missing sixteen hours, one was missing seven hours, and one did not have any training hours for review for the last full training year.

Out of the ten children's files reviewed, two were missing complete healthcare information, one was missing an emergency contact phone number, one was missing a health statement, and seven were missing updated immunization records or did not have an immunization record on file.

During the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to show that a child's parent was not notified of a minor injury when the child was picked up. This was corrected as the parent has been notified.

A caregiver stated that they had six children when they were caring for seven. This was corrected when the caregiver was informed that they had seven children.

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence found to determine that a child was asleep in a car seat when he was dropped off and was not removed as soon as possible.

The mats and cots in two of the rooms were not labeled with each child's name. This was corrected at inspection when the caregivers labeled the cots and mats with the children's names.

There was a slide on the toddler playground that, according to the manufacturer's instructions, is intended for residential use only.

The director did not have the required 30 hours of annual training for the last full evaluation period. This was corrected at inspection as the previous evaluation period for trainings had already finished, and the director is working on obtaining hours for the current evaluation period.

The director had reviewed the children's product recall list, but had not signed the form to certify that she had reviewed the list.

One caregiver did not have current first aid and CPR training.

Out of the six employee files reviewed, none of the caregivers had the required 24 hours of training, and several were missing the required topics. This was corrected at inspection as the previous evaluation period for trainings had already finished, and the caregivers had a majority of their hours and required topics in the current evaluation period.

During the inspection observed a infant be placed in a crib on sheets that were not tight fitting. This was corrected by the infant being removed and sheets being tighten.

During the inspection it was found that the operation did not have a safe sleep policy.

During the inspection the personnel records including training hours were not available for evaluation.

During the inspection cots were observed without labels. This was corrected by the caregiver labeling the cots.

During the inspection five staff records did not have the required no clock hour annual trainings.