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Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77067

EC Learning Academy, INC

1106 GREENS PKWY, Houston, TX 77067 · (281) 440-9998 · State permit no. 906153

Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited EC Learning Academy, INC for 52 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 18 routine inspections and 7 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 10 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1301 (5 times, most recently Jan 11, 2024).

The state lists EC Learning Academy, INC as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:00 AM to 05:30 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri). Programs on file: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.

Violations by state risk weight

Of the 52 violations at EC Learning Academy, INC, 10 fall under rules Texas weights High and 22 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work

WeightViolationsShare
High1019%
Medium High2242%
Medium1223%
Medium Low510%
Low36%

Compared with other Houston licensed child care centers

EC Learning Academy, INC had 52 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 2.7 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.

Violations in five years: EC Learning Academy, INC 52, Houston five-year median 11This daycare52Houston median11

Repeat issues

11 rules were cited more than once at EC Learning Academy, INC in the last five years.

RuleTimesWhat the rule covers
746.1301
Medium High		5New employees must complete orientation within seven days and before being alone with children, and caregivers must complete 24 hours of pre-service training (8 hours before being counted in the ratio and 16 more within 90 days) unless exempt. Caregivers and the director must complete pediatric first aid within 90 days and before being alone with children, and pediatric CPR within 90 days, keep both current, complete annual training every 12 months (24 hours for caregivers, 30 for the director), and take extra yearly training if they transport children under nine or take children to a pool. Official rule text (single-rule page) · rule revised September 2024
Most recent: Jan 11, 2024 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.1309
Medium		3A caregiver's 24 hours of yearly training must fit the ages of the children in their care and cover set topics, including at least six hours on areas such as child development or guidance and discipline, and at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect. At least five of the hours must be instructor-led, and caregivers of children under 24 months must also have one hour on shaken baby syndrome, infant sleep practices and SIDS, and early brain development. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024
Most recent: Jan 8, 2026 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.1311
Medium		3A center director must complete 30 hours of training each year that fits the ages of the children served, including at least six hours on topics such as child development or guidance and discipline, at least one hour on preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, and three to six hours on management or staff supervision depending on experience. At least six of the hours must be instructor-led. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023
Most recent: Jan 8, 2026 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.901
Medium		3The 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 · rule revised August 2024
Most recent: Jan 8, 2026 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.611
Medium		3For 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
Most recent: Jan 8, 2025 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.303
Medium Low		2The center must tell the state in writing within five days when its designee, the head of its governing body, their address, or its director changes. Each year by January 15, it must report online how many employees stopped working there during the previous year. Official rule text
Most recent: Jan 22, 2026 · first: Mar 2, 2022
746.2207
Medium		2Centers may not use screen time for children under two. For older children, screen time may only add to other activities, not replace them, and it must be tied to planned learning goals, age-appropriate, no more than one hour a day, free of ads and violence, and not used during meals, snacks, naps, or rest times. Official rule text
Most recent: Jan 8, 2026 · first: Jan 11, 2024
746.2419
Medium High		2Caregivers must hold infants up to six months old, and older infants who cannot sit up on their own, while feeding them, and must never prop a bottle. Bottles and cups must be labeled with the infant's first name and last initial, infants may not walk around or sleep with a bottle or cup, the hand-washing sink and diaper-changing surface may not be used for food or bottle preparation, and high chair trays must be sanitized before each use. Official rule text
Most recent: Jan 8, 2025 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.3505
Medium High		2Caregivers must wash their own hands, wash the child's hands after each diaper change, throw away disposable gloves after each change, and sanitize the changing surface after each use (or use a disposable paper liner between back-to-back changes). Soiled diapers must go in covered or sealed containers, soiled clothing must go home in a sealed plastic bag, and caregivers with open wounds or casts or bandages that get in the way of handwashing may not change diapers. Official rule text
Most recent: Jan 8, 2025 · first: Jan 11, 2024
746.201
High		2The 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 · rule revised March 2023
Most recent: Feb 3, 2023 · first: Jan 12, 2023
746.501
High		2The center must have written policies on a long list of topics, including hours, how children are released, illness and exclusion, medication, medical emergencies, discipline, infant sleep, meals, immunizations, physical activity, parent rights, and its emergency plan. It must also tell parents that the area within 1,000 feet of the center is a gang-free zone. Official rule text · rule revised August 2024
Most recent: Feb 3, 2023 · first: Jan 12, 2023

Year by year

Routine inspections and violations per year at EC Learning Academy, INC, 2021 to 202600202133202272320231720243920254102026
YearRoutine inspectionsAll state visitsViolations
2021 (from Oct 20)000
2022353
202371023
2024117
2025349
20264510

Every state visit

25 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.

DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Jul 22, 2026Inspection466None
Mar 18, 2026Inspection2None
Feb 27, 2026Inspection41
Jan 22, 2026Assessment11
Jan 8, 2026Inspection8008
Oct 13, 2025Inspection2None
Oct 1, 2025Inspection54
Sep 25, 2025Investigation (report)1None
Jan 8, 2025Inspection6525
Jan 11, 2024Inspection6327
Nov 1, 2023Inspection2None
Oct 17, 2023Inspection81
Show 13 earlier visits
DateTypeRules checkedViolations
Oct 16, 2023Investigation (report)21
Aug 31, 2023Inspection—None
Aug 30, 2023Investigation (report)4None
Apr 18, 2023Inspection—None
Apr 4, 2023Investigation (report)1None
Feb 15, 2023Inspection—None
Feb 3, 2023Inspection42
Jan 12, 2023Inspection73119
Sep 26, 2022Inspection—None
Sep 14, 2022Investigation (report)1None
Aug 30, 2022Inspection1None
Mar 2, 2022Assessment11
Jan 20, 2022Inspection3282

All 52 violations, newest first

7 rules cited at EC Learning Academy, INC changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.

Medium High · Feb 27, 2026 · Inspection

746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

There were 20 children, ages 18 months to 10 years old, with one caregiver. The specified age group was 2 years old; therefore, one caregiver can care for 11 children.

In plain English: In centers licensed for 13 or more children, one caregiver may supervise at most 4 infants under 12 months, 5 children 12 to 17 months, 9 children 18 to 23 months, 11 two-year-olds, 15 three-year-olds, 18 four-year-olds, 22 five-year-olds, or 26 children ages 6 to 13. The limit is based on the group's specified age as the rules define it. Official rule text (single-rule page)

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 27, 2026
Correction verified:
Mar 18, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium Low · Jan 22, 2026 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

The operation failed to report the number of employees that left employment in 2025 by the required date of 1/15/26.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 24, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 17, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.4001(2) - First Aid Kit - Kept Sanitary

An instant ice pack explodedd in the First Aid Kit for one van; therefore, it is no longer sanirtary. This was corrected at inspection.

Official text of rule 746.4001

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 8, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.5625(c) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care

The electronic safety alarms in both vans are not working.

In plain English: A vehicle that seats eight or more, is used to transport children, and was bought or leased on or after December 31, 2013, must have an electronic child alarm that is installed and maintained per the maker's instructions and used on every trip with children. Before turning off the alarm at the rear of the vehicle, the driver or a designated employee must account for every child and walk through the vehicle to check that no child is left inside. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 17, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

Children under the age of 2 years old were observed having screen time,

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 8, 2026
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium Low · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, 2 lacked a notarized affidavit.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 22, 2026
Correction verified:
Jan 21, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced

The fire extinguishers on both vans have not been serviced since July 2024.

In plain English: The director or a designee must inspect the fire extinguishers every month and record the date and the employee's name. Extinguishers must be serviced as the manufacturer or the fire marshal requires. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 9, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 3, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium Low · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.1309(g) - Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%

Five caregivers did not receive six clock hours of training in person for their respective training year.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 9, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, one lacked documentation of how they meet the education requirements.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 17, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 26, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium Low · Jan 8, 2026 · Inspection

746.1311(j) - Documented Annual Training - Self- Instructional up to 80%

The director did not receive six clock hours of training in person for the November 2024-November 2025 training year.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 9, 2026
Correction verified:
Feb 27, 2026
Technical assistance given:
No
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Medium High · Oct 1, 2025 · Inspection

746.4603(5) - Prohibited Equipment - Multiple Occupancy Swings

In the outdoor play area there was a teeter toter for the children to play with. A teeter totter is prohibited. This was corrected at inspection and the teeter totter was removed.

Official text of rule 746.4603

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Oct 1, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Oct 1, 2025 · Inspection

746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

Cleaning supplies in the dining area were left on a counter where children could reach. This was corrected at inspection and the cleaning supplies were placed were children do not have access.

In plain English: The center must clean, repair, and maintain its building, grounds, and equipment to protect children's health. This includes sanitizing toys that children put in their mouths, keeping garbage out of children's reach, keeping floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair, and labeling cleaning supplies and storing them away from food and out of children's reach. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Oct 1, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Oct 1, 2025 · Inspection

746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered

One outlet cover was missing in the 18 month room and one was missing in the one in the 2 year old room. This was corrected at inspection and covers were place in the outlets.

In plain English: All areas children can reach must be free of hazards. The rule lists examples such as childproof covers on outlets for children under five, heaters and fans mounted out of reach or guarded, poisonous plants kept out of reach, pools, buckets, and other water kept away from children, and TVs anchored so they cannot tip over. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Oct 1, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Oct 1, 2025 · Inspection

746.2427(a) - AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant

One 3 month old child in the infant room was placed on stomach for sleep without doctors safe sleep exception form on file. This is corrected at inspection.

Official text of rule 746.2427

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 1, 2025
Correction verified:
Oct 13, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Low · Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection

746.1045 - Education Outside of U.S.

The foreign education document for one staff has not been translated into English.

Official text of rule 746.1045

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 29, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 16, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection

746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

A solution of bleach/water is being used as a disinfectant without the other required steps of soapy water and clear water to rinse being done.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 8, 2025
Correction verified:
Feb 19, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection

746.611(a)(3) - Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement

Of the 10 children's recods evaluated five lacked the name and address of the doctor who examined the child within the last 12 months.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 15, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 15, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection

746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

The written feeding instructions for one infants have not been updated within the last 30 days.

In plain English: For an infant who is not yet eating table food, the center must get written feeding instructions signed and dated by a parent or health-care professional, and must follow them. The center must review and update the instructions with the parent every 30 days until the infant can eat table food. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 15, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 15, 2025
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection

746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

The infant's bottles were only labeled with the child's first name. The bottles should be labeled with the child's first name and initial of the last name.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 8, 2025
Correction verified:
Jan 15, 2025
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3417(1) - Children Handwashing Before Eating

Childsren are not washing their hands with runnig water and soap before eating breakfast.

In plain English: Children must wash their hands before eating and before water-table play, and after using the toilet or having a diaper changed, after outdoor activities, after playing in sand, and after feeding or touching animals. They must also wash any other time a caregiver has reason to believe they touched something that could harm them. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR

One caregiver has not completed an in-person CPR class which allows for practice with a manikin.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 25, 2024
Correction verified:
Jan 31, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3505(e) - Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

A solution of bleach/water is being used as a disinfectant without the other required steps of soapy water and clear water to rinse being done. This was corrected at inspection when Lysol spray and Clorox wipes were placed in the classrooms.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3805(c)(4) - Medication Records - Name of Employee Who Administered

Staff who administer medication to children are not documented their full name-first and last name. This was corrected at inspection.

In plain English: Medication must be given as the label directs or as the child's health-care professional changes in writing, only to the child it is meant for, from the original container labeled with the child's full name and the date it was brought in, and never after it expires. Each dose must be recorded with the child's name, the medication, the date, time, and amount, and the employee's full name, and the records kept for at least three months. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.3503(a) - Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface

The diaper changing mat in the infant and 2 year old classroom has tears in it; therefore, it is no longer non-absorbent. This was corrected at inspection.

In plain English: The center must have a smooth, non-absorbent, easy-to-clean diaper-changing surface and a hand-washing sink in the diapering area, and may not change diapers where children play or eat. When a child is on a raised changing surface, the caregiver must use a guard such as raised sides, keep a hand on the child, or stay facing the child within arm's reach. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Low · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.1329(b)(5) - Documentation of Training Requirements - Trainer's Qualifications

Training certificates do not include the trainers qualifications.

In plain English: The center must keep the original certificate or letter for each employee's annual training in the employee's file, showing the person's name, the date, topic, trainer and trainer's qualifications, and length. Pediatric first aid and CPR certificates must also show an expiration or renewal date, and orientation and pre-service training need a signed, dated statement from the employee and the trainer or a certificate. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 25, 2024
Correction verified:
Jan 31, 2024
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 11, 2024 · Inspection

746.2207(c)(1) - Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities

Children were watching a cartoon that was not educational or related to planned activities.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 11, 2024
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Oct 17, 2023 · Inspection

746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

One caregiver did not know the number of children she was responsible for.

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:
Oct 17, 2023
Correction verified:
Nov 1, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Oct 16, 2023 · Investigation (report)

746.2907(a) - Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children

Children are not given alternate activities if they awake before nap timeis over.

Official text of rule 746.2907

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Oct 17, 2023
Correction verified:
Nov 1, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Feb 3, 2023 · Inspection

746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans

A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being re-cited. Please provide verification of compliance by 2/17/23. The emergency preparedness plan was reviewed and the following information is missing: 1. How children under the age of 2 will be evacuated 2. How parent/emergency contact information will be evacuated 3. How emergency medical information will be evacuated 4. How the children will be cared for during the emergency 5. How children will be reunited with their parents 6. Staff responsibility in emergencies 7. Who is responsible for calling emergency authorities and Child Care Regulation

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 17, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Feb 3, 2023 · Inspection

746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules

A follow-up inspection was conducted and compliance was not met. This deficiency is being re-cited. Please provide verification of compliance by 2/17/23. The operational policies is missing the following information: 1. Procedures for parental notification 2. Procedures for handling medical emergencies 3. Safe sleep policy for infants 12 months old and younger 4. Hearing and vision screening requirements 5. Procedures for parents to review and discuss concerns/questions with the director 6. Procedures for parents to participate in the center's activities 7. Inform parents mothers have a comfortable pace to breastfeed and that breastmilk can be provided 8. Inform parents of the annual training requirements for abuse and neglect; procedures to increase staff and parent awareness regrading abuse and neglect; procedures to increase staff and parent awareness for prevention techniques; community organizations and actions a parent of a child who is a victim should take to obtain assistance 9. Staff vaccination policy 10. Inform parents they may visit the center at any time 11. Inform parent the center is in a gang free zone 12. Inform parents of the requirement for outdoor play and physical activity; The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play [Medium]; the duration of physical activity at both indoor and outdoor the type of physical activity children may engage in; each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; the recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and a plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 10, 2023
Correction verified:
Mar 3, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, two did not complete a training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma and Understanding Early Childhood Brain Development for the previous training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

Bottles and cups are not labeled with initial of the child's last name.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 13, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 13, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills

The length of fire drill is not being documented.

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:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 1, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training

Of the 10 personnel records evaluated, four did not receive 24 clock hours of training for their previous training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans

The emergency preparedness plan was reviewed and the following information is missing: 1. How children under the age of 2 will be evacuated 2. How parent/emergency contact information will be evacuated 3. How emergency medical information will be evacuated 4. How the children will be cared for during the emergency 5. How children will be reunited with their parents 6. Staff responsibility in emergencies 7. Who is responsible for calling emergency authorities and Child Care Regulation

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 3, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules

The operational policies is missing the following information: 1. Procedures for parental notification 2. Procedures for handling medical emergencies 3. Safe sleep policy for infants 12 months old and younger 4. Hearing and vision screening requirements 5. Procedures for parents to review and discuss concerns/questions with the director 6. Procedures for parents to participate in the center's activities 7. Inform parents mothers have a comfortable pace to breastfeed and that breastmilk can be provided 8. Inform parents of the annual training requirements for abuse and neglect; procedures to increase staff and parent awareness regrading abuse and neglect; procedures to increase staff and parent awareness for prevention techniques; community organizations and actions a parent of a child who is a victim should take to obtain assistance 9. Staff vaccination policy 10. Inform parents they may visit the center at any time 11. Inform parent the center is in a gang free zone 12. Inform parents of the requirement for outdoor play and physical activity; The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play [Medium]; the duration of physical activity at both indoor and outdoor the type of physical activity children may engage in; each setting in which your physical activity program will take place; the recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities; and a plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 3, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1301(3)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing

Of the 10 personnel records evaluatted, two did not have training in First Aid.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months

The director did not receive training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Abusive Head Trauma and Understanding Early Childhood Brain Development for the previous training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content

Of the 10 personnel records evaluate, two did not receive training in understanding building and physical premises safety for the previous training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.2431(2) - Infant Daily Report - Times and Amount of Food

The amount of food the child eats is not being listed on the daily report sheet.

In plain English: By the time an infant is picked up, the center must give the parent a written or electronic report for the day showing when the infant slept, when and how much the infant ate, when diapers were changed, the infant's general mood, and a short summary of activities. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 13, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 13, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information

Of the 10 children's records evaluated; the following information was missing: 1. Six children's records lacked the address and/or phone number for the emergency contact 2. One lacked the name and phone number of a person allowed to pick up the child 3. One lacked the name, address and phone number for the child's doctor or emergency facility

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:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.901 - Required Personnel Records

The personnel files were lacking the following information: 1. Hire dates 2. Signed documentation that a copy of the personnel policies were received 3. Signed documentation that a copy of the operational policies were received 4. Notarized affidavits 5. Copy of drivers' licenses for van drivers 6. Documentation of how the caregiver meets the education requirements 7. Documentation that an orientation was completed

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Feb 16, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 20, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

The director did not receive training in understanding building and physical premises safety for the previous training year.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 17, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1301(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - Pre-service Training

Of the 10 personnel files evaluated, two have not completed the required 24 clock hours of pre-service training.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 10, 2023
Correction verified:
Mar 2, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.2426 - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

Two infants were observed sleeping in swings. The caregiver said the children had been sleep for 20 minutes. Children may not sleep in restrictive devices. This was corrected at inspection.

In plain English: An infant may not sleep in a restrictive device unless the center has a completed Sleep Exception Form with a health-care professional's signed statement that it is medically necessary. Without that form, if an infant falls asleep in such a device, the caregiver must move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 12, 2023
Correction verified:
Feb 1, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.1301(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and directors - Pediatric CPR

Of the 10 personnel records evalauted, two did not have training in CPR.

Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

High · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.613(a) - Required Immunizations

Of the 10 children's records evaluated, two are behind with immunizations.

In plain English: Each child from birth through age 14 must meet and keep meeting the state health department's immunization requirements, and the center must keep current immunization records, including any exemptions or exceptions. Required immunizations must be complete by the admission date, unless an exemption is verified by then or a homeless or foster child is admitted provisionally for up to 30 days. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Jan 26, 2023
Correction verified:
Jan 26, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Medium · Jan 12, 2023 · Inspection

746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission

Of the 10 children's recods evaluated, four lacked a health care statement.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 19, 2023
Technical assistance given:
No

Low · Jan 12, 2023 · 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 10 children's records evaluated, three lacked a health statement from a health care professional.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Apr 28, 2023
Correction verified:
Apr 19, 2023
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium Low · Mar 2, 2022 · Assessment

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.

Plain-English explanation above

Corrected at inspection:
No
Correction date:
Mar 5, 2022
Correction verified:
Mar 8, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 20, 2022 · Inspection

746.3415(7) - Employee Handwashing After Handling or Cleaning Bodily Fluids

Caregiver was observed wiping a child's nose and did not wash hands afterwards. This was corrected at inspection after I discussed with caregiver the appropriate times to wash hands. The caregiver was observed washing her hands.

In plain English: Employees must wash their hands at set times, including on arrival, before handling food or medication or feeding a child, after diapering or helping a child use the toilet, after their own toileting, and after wiping noses or handling other bodily fluids. They must also wash after outdoor activities, handling animals or raw food, eating or smoking, using cleaners or chemicals, and removing gloves. Official rule text

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 20, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

Medium High · Jan 20, 2022 · Inspection

746.3420(5) - Hand Sanitizer - Stored Out of Child's Reach When Not in Use

Hand sanitizer was observed accessible to children in three classrooms observed during walkthrough of operation. The hand sanitizer was removed and stored in a cabinet unaccessible to children during inspection.

Official text of rule 746.3420

Corrected at inspection:
Yes
Correction date:
Jan 20, 2022
Technical assistance given:
Yes

What to ask on a visit

Based on the kinds of rules cited at EC Learning Academy, INC:

Staff training and certifications

Immunizations and health statements

Infant and toddler care

Diapering

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Explanations follow the current rules (HHSC minimum standards, revised December 2025).