High · May 20, 2026 · Inspection
746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules
The operational policies were reviewed and the following information was missing: 1. The criteria that will be used to determine when the weather will prevent outdoor play. 2. The plan for physical activity when outdoor play is limited. 3. The incorrect website was listed for the Health and Human Services Commission. 4. The following information was not included regarding increasing employee and parent awareness regarding abuse, neglect and prevention techniques, community organizations the center will partner with, and actions a parent of a child who is a victim of abuse should take to obtain assistance. 5. Steps the center will take to support inclusive services for children with special care needs.
In plain English: The permit holder must set and follow policies that meet the state minimum standards, name a qualified director who is responsible on site every day, make sure staff report suspected abuse directly to the state hotline, and keep the number of children in care within the licensed capacity. It must also let parents visit any time during operating hours without prior approval and follow the state child-care licensing law and rules. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- May 27, 2026
- Correction verified:
- Jun 9, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · May 20, 2026 · Inspection
746.2203(a) - Written Activity Plans
The center does not have written activity plans.
In plain English: The center, the director, or each caregiver must write an activity plan that meets the state's content requirements, and the caregivers for each group must follow it. The plan must include every child in the group, including children with special care needs. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- May 27, 2026
- Correction verified:
- May 25, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · May 20, 2026 · Inspection
746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Children and staff did not exit the building within three minutes during the March 2026 and April 2026 fire drills.
In plain English: The center must hold a fire drill every month, and the children must be able to get out of the building within three minutes. It must also hold a severe-weather sheltering drill and a lock-down drill at least four times a year each, and record the date, time, and length of every drill. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- May 27, 2026
- Correction verified:
- Jun 9, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Mar 25, 2026 · Inspection
745.651(1) - Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving
The background check for a person no longer employed by the operation has not be inactivated.
In plain English: When a person with a background check stops being associated with the operation, the operation must mark them inactive within seven days. It must also confirm its current list of people with background checks every three months, or once a year for licensed and registered child-care homes and listed family homes. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Mar 25, 2026
- Correction verified:
- Apr 1, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Mar 23, 2026 · Investigation (report)
746.521(1) - Parent right to enter and examine operation without advance notice
Parents are not being allowed to come past the front area of the child care center.
Official text of rule 746.521
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Mar 25, 2026
- Correction verified:
- Apr 1, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
A First Aid Kit is not on the center bus.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- Yes
- Correction date:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.4501(b) - Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
Children were sitting in seats without the safety straps being fastened.
In plain English: The rule requires tables and chairs used by children to be "safe," easy to clean, and the right height and size for each age group. If the manufacturer requires straps on a chair, they must be fastened whenever a child uses it. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- Yes
- Correction date:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.5607(e)(2) - Child Passenger Safety Seat System - 2 years of age and within weight and height limit of child safety seat
The incorrect safety seat is being used to transport a 2 year old child. The safety seat being used is not equipped with a harness.
In plain English: Each child being transported must be secured in a car seat, booster seat, vest, harness, or seat belt that fits the child's age, height, and weight, meets federal crash-test standards, is installed per the maker's instructions, and has not expired, been damaged, or been in an accident. Children 12 and younger may not ride in the front seat. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 14, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
All four staff have not completed an orientation to the child care center.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 3, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two do not have current CPR training. During the inspection no one in the bulding had current CPR training.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 13, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- No
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Medium High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Of the four personnel records evaluated, two lacked First Aid training.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 13, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity
A group of children were left unsupervised when the caregiver left the children alone to open the front door for Child Care Regulation.
In plain English: Each caregiver must know which children they are responsible for, how many there are, and each child's name and age. The caregiver must stay close enough to see or hear what each child is doing, as the situation calls for, and be able to step in when needed. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
Of the six children's records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. One children's file lacked the date of admission. 2. Three children's files lacked the address of the emergency contact. 3. Two children's record lacked the address of the children's doctor. 4. Two children's records lacked authorization for emergency medical care. 5. One child's record did not include a shot record. 6. One child was behind with required shots.
In plain English: The center must keep a record for each enrolled child, including the enrollment agreement, admission information, a health statement from a health-care professional, and immunization records, plus items such as sign-in and sign-out records and medication records when they apply. These records must be kept at the center, available during operating hours, generally until three months after the child's last day. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 3, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Dec 24, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Low · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
Of the six children's records evaluated, one lacked a health statement from the parent that includes the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the past year.
In plain English: For each child who does not attend pre-K or school away from the center, the center must have a health statement on file within one week of admission. This is usually a written statement from a health-care professional who examined the child in the past year saying the child can take part in the program; the rule also allows a parent's religious affidavit, or a parent's interim statement followed by the professional's statement within 12 months. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 3, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Dec 22, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium Low · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
A list of staff is not posted.
In plain English: The center must keep certain items posted at all times, including its license, the letter or form from its most recent licensing inspection or investigation, its emergency evacuation diagram, each group's activity plan, the daily menu, and a list of current employees' first and last names. It must also post required state notices and phone numbers and a list of children's food allergies that need an emergency plan. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 14, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- No
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
Emergency medical authorization and treatment for each child is not on the center bus.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 14, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.5617(a)(4) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
Parent and emergency contact information for each child is not on the center bus.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 14, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
The center bus is not equipped with a fire extinguisher.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 12, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Of the four personnel records evaluated, one has not completed 24 clock hours of training within 90 days of being hired.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 3, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Nov 12, 2025 · Inspection
746.901 - Required Personnel Records
Of the four personnel records evaluated, the following information was missing: 1. Two personnel files lacked a hire date. 2. One personnel file lacked documentation of how the education requirements were met. 3. Three personnel files lacked signed documentation that a copy of the personnel and parent handbooks were received. 4. One personnel filed lacked signed documentation that a copy of the parent handbook was received. 5. One personnel file lacked a signed pre-employment affidavit. 6. Three personnel filed lacked a notarized affidavit.
In plain English: The center must keep a file at the center for each employee, caregiver, substitute, and volunteer, available during operating hours. It must include items such as start and end dates, proof of age and education qualifications, the required state affidavit forms (Forms 2985 and 2912), training records, proof that background checks were requested, and a copy of a photo ID. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 3, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Dec 30, 2024 · Inspection
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
Fire inspection has not been conducted during the application inspection.
In plain English: The center must have a fire inspection by a state or local fire marshal before its first permit is issued and at least once every 12 months. Centers in public school buildings run by the local school district are exempt, and if no inspection is available the center must get written proof of that from a fire marshal or county judge. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 24, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Jan 24, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes