Licensed Child Care Center · Houston, TX 77063
Between Oct 20, 2021 and Oct 20, 2026, the state cited Kids R Us Academy for 73 deficiencies — the Texas HHSC term for rule violations — over 16 routine inspections and 8 other visits (investigations or paperwork reviews); 24 were under rules the state weights High. The rule cited most often here is 746.1203 (7 times, most recently Jul 21, 2026).
The state lists Kids R Us Academy as serving infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten, and school-age children, open 06:30 AM to 08:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat). 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, Weekend Care, Field Trips. Program type: Child Care Program.
Of the 73 violations at Kids R Us Academy, 24 fall under rules Texas weights High and 23 under Medium High; the state sets each rule’s weight by the risk a violation poses to children. How weights work
| Weight | Violations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| High | 24 | 33% |
| Medium High | 23 | 32% |
| Medium | 25 | 34% |
| Medium Low | 1 | 1% |
| Low | 0 | 0% |
Kids R Us Academy had 73 violations in five years, more than the median of 11 across Houston’s 923 licensed child care centers, and 3.8 per routine inspection against a median of 1.0 — a count of state records, not a rating.
18 rules were cited more than once at Kids R Us Academy in the last five years.
| Rule | Times | What the rule covers |
|---|---|---|
| 746.1203 High | 7 | Caregivers must know and follow the state minimum standards and supervise children at all times. They must not be pulled away by tasks unrelated to caring for children, such as paperwork, janitorial work, or personal use of phones and other devices, and must pass along each child's information and parent instructions to the next shift. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: Jul 21, 2026 · first: Apr 1, 2022 |
| 746.1205 High | 5 | 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 Most recent: Jul 31, 2026 · first: Oct 2, 2025 |
| 746.603 Medium | 5 | 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 Most recent: Mar 18, 2026 · first: Sep 9, 2024 |
| 746.2805 High | 5 | No child may be treated in a harsh, cruel, or unusual way. Banned methods include physical punishment or threats of it, punishment tied to food, naps, or toilet training, grabbing or pulling a child, yelling at or humiliating a child, and putting a child in a locked or dark room. Official rule text · rule revised March 2023 Most recent: May 19, 2022 · first: Mar 23, 2022 |
| 746.4003 Medium | 4 | Each first-aid kit must hold a first-aid guide, adhesive tape, antiseptic, adhesive bandages, scissors, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, and waterproof disposable gloves. None of the supplies may be expired. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 18, 2026 · first: Sep 11, 2023 |
| 746.3407 Medium High | 3 | 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 Most recent: Jul 21, 2026 · first: Sep 9, 2024 |
| 746.2409 Medium High | 3 | Each crib must have a firm, flat mattress made for that crib model that fits snugly with no added padding, snug-fitting sheets, secure hardware, slats no more than 2 3/8 inches apart, documentation that it meets federal crib standards, and a label with the infant's name (or a number with an assignment map). Cribs must be sanitized before another infant uses them, and an infant may never be left in a crib with the drop gate down. Official rule text Most recent: Sep 8, 2025 · first: May 5, 2022 |
| 746.4751 Medium | 3 | The director or a designee must check the active play space and equipment every day before play and do a fuller check at least monthly using a written checklist. Hazards or defects found must be removed or repaired promptly, children must be kept off the equipment until then, and inspection and repair records must be kept for at least three months. Official rule text Most recent: Sep 8, 2025 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.3701 Medium High | 2 | 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 · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Jul 31, 2026 · first: Apr 1, 2022 |
| 746.201 High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Mar 18, 2026 · first: Sep 9, 2024 |
| 746.5202 Medium High | 2 | The center's written emergency plan must explain how staff will evacuate, relocate, or shelter and lock down children, including children under 24 months and those who need extra help, and how every child will be accounted for. It must also cover how the center will contact authorities and parents, bring each child's emergency contacts and medical authorization, keep caring for children until they are picked up, and reunite them with parents. Official rule text Most recent: Mar 18, 2026 · first: Sep 9, 2024 |
| 746.605 High | 2 | Before admitting a child, the center must collect set information, including the child's name and birth date, how to reach the parents, an emergency contact for when parents can't be reached, the people allowed to pick up the child, and permission to get emergency medical care. It must also record the child's special care needs, any allergies with a food allergy emergency plan if needed, and permission for transportation, field trips, or water activities if the center offers them. Official rule text · rule revised September 2024 Most recent: Mar 18, 2026 · first: Sep 11, 2023 |
| 746.1301 Medium High | 2 | New 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: Sep 9, 2024 · first: Jun 6, 2023 |
| 746.2421 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 9, 2024 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.3503 Medium High | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 9, 2024 · first: Apr 1, 2022 |
| 746.401 Medium Low | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 9, 2024 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| 746.611 Medium | 2 | 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 Most recent: Sep 9, 2024 · first: Sep 11, 2023 |
| 746.2419 Medium High | 2 | Caregivers 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: Sep 11, 2023 · first: Sep 29, 2022 |
| Year | Routine inspections | All state visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (from Oct 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
24 visits on record since Oct 20, 2021, newest first, including visits that found nothing.
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Inspection | 7 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Inspection | 6 | 6 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Inspection | 794 | 6 |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | 7 | None |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Inspection | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Investigation (report) | 1 | None |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | 472 | 5 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | 777 | 17 |
| Date | Type | Rules checked | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 491 | 6 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Investigation (report) | 2 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | 1 |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 | None |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Inspection | 710 | 5 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 2 | None |
| May 31, 2022 | Inspection | 2 | None |
| May 19, 2022 | Inspection | 7 | 3 |
| May 5, 2022 | Inspection | 9 | 8 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Inspection | 7 | None |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Assessment | 8 | 7 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Investigation (report) | 3 | 2 |
6 rules cited at Kids R Us Academy changed after some of these citations (marked “rule revised”), so the wording that applied at the time may differ from our plain-English explanation.
High · Jul 31, 2026 · Inspection
A child under 5 was observed going to the bathroom outside of their classroom, down the hall, unescorted, unattended, and without supervision.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Jul 31, 2026 · Inspection
There was a mop bucket full of water in the kitchen area accessible to children.
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Medium High · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
There was an uncovered trashcan and up to 5 large flies were observed during inspection, The flies were in the general classroom areas.
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High · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
Caregiver could not give the correct number of children she was caring for in the classroom, insteade gave the number of children in total care.
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High · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
Three children under 5 years old on three different occasions went to the restrooms by themselves without direct caregiver supervision.
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Medium · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
Children were observed not following any sort of planned activities.
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
Medium High · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
Nine children with one caregiver were out of control; screaming, running, jumping, arguing, and trying to leaving classroom.
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High · Jul 21, 2026 · Inspection
Caregiver was in the kitchen cooking lunch for up to an hour while not having direct supervision for 3 children in her care.
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Medium High · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
Two children have diagnosed allergies but there is not a Food emergency form on file signed by a medical professional.
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Medium · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
First aide materials were dirty and expired, crumbling out of packaging.
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Medium · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
Two students were missing health statements from medical professionals.
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High · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
Operational policies handbook was missing the following: Safe sleep policy for infants from birth through 12 months old that is consistent with the rules in subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Basic Requirements for Infants) that relate to sleep requirements and restrictions, including sleep positioning, and crib requirements and restrictions, including mattresses, bedding, blankets, toys, and restrictive devices The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation The criteria you will use to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play Parent rights that are consistent with the rules in Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Parent Rights) Instructions on how a parent may access the Minimum standards online; Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline; and HHSC website. Your emergency preparedness plan You must also inform the parents that any area within 1,000 feet of a child-care center is a gang-free zone, where criminal offenses related to organized criminal activity are subject to a harsher penalty under the Texas Penal Code.
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Medium High · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan does not address the following: how the operation will : How children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency, such as children who have mental, visual, or hearing impairments An emergency evacuation and relocation diagram as outlined in ?746.5207 of this title (relating to Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?) How you will communicate with local authorities (such as fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, health department), parents and us How you will reunify the children with their parents as the evacuation, relocation, or sheltering/lock-down is lifted.
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Medium · Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection
Three students were missing emergency contact addresses.
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High · Oct 2, 2025 · Inspection
Caregiver gave incorrect head count of 9 children, there were 10 children in care.
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Medium · Oct 2, 2025 · Inspection
The operation was observed to be out of ratio. One caregiver was caring for 10 children 4 of wich were under 17 months old.
Official text of rule 746.1701
Medium High · Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection
Two children were missing copies of their current immunization records.
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
Medium · Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection
Monthly maintenance grounds checklist was not available/current.
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Medium High · Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection
Sand box enclosure has rotting boards. and the walkway ramp from indoor is rocking and insecure.
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Medium High · Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection
Sanitation inspection was not current.
In plain English: The center must have a sanitation inspection by a local sanitation official before its first permit and at least once every 12 months, unless it is in a public school building run by the local school district. If no inspection is available, the center must get written proof of that from a sanitation official or county judge and keep it at the center. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 8, 2025 · Inspection
Cribs were not labeled with infants name.
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Medium · Nov 6, 2024 · Assessment
The special needs information was still missing for 1 child's file.
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Medium · Sep 30, 2024 · Assessment
As of today September 30th, 2024 the operation has not submitted the following missing information for 4 children's files: - Completed Special Care Needs Information - Address to the Emergency Contact Person
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Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
2 out of 6 children's files evaluated were missing a completed health statement.
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High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
A caregiver placed an infant in their crib and walked out of the classroom with the drop gate down to the crib. Note: Another caregiver lifed and closed the drop gate during the inspection.
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Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The antiseptic wipes in the first aid kit to the van were expired. Note: The provider disposed of the expired wipes and replaced them with new antiseptic wipes during inspection.
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Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The first aid kit in the van did not contain a thermometer. Note: The provider put a thermometer in the first aid kit during the inspection.
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Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
6 children's files were evaluated and were missing the following information: - Completed Special Care Needs Information - Address to the Emergency Contact Person
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Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The diaper changing mat in the infant room was torn and cannot be properly sanitized. Note: The provider replaced the changing mat during the inspection with a new one.
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Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
Observed a green and orange baby walker in the infant room equipped with wheels. Note: The provider removed the wheels from the baby walker during the inspection
In plain English: Centers may not use baby walkers, doorway jumpers, accordion gates, toys small enough to swallow or choke on, or bean bags, waterbeds, or foam pads as sleeping equipment for infants. For an infant younger than 12 months, the crib or play yard must be bare except for a tight-fitting sheet and, if used, a thin, tight-fitting mattress cover made for that mattress. Official rule text
High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The documentation provided for review of the centers operational policies did not contain the following information: - The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor - The criteria used to determine when extreme weather conditions pose a significant health risk that prohibits or limits outdoor play - Instructions on how a parent may access the minimum standards online and the HHS website - Strategies for coordination between the center and appropriate community organizations - Actions that the parent of a child who is a victim of abuse or neglect should take to obtain assistance and intervention, including procedures for reporting child abuse or neglect Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The personnel files for employees was reviewed and were missing the following information: - Employment Start Dates for 2 employees (1 was provided during inspection) - Pre-Employment Affidavit for 1 employee - Notarized Employment Affidavit for 3 employees - HS Diploma or Equivalent for 3 employees - Photo ID for 1 employee
In plain English: The center must keep certain records ready for state review during operating hours, including children's records, staff and training records, the director's certificate, staff time sheets, proof of liability insurance (or written notice to parents that it has none), playground checklists, and records of emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. It must also keep its most recent fire, sanitation, and (if needed) gas inspection reports and its daily sign-in and sign-out system. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
Observed expired medication that has not been disposed of or given back to the parents.
In plain English: The center must throw away medication or return it to the parent when the child leaves the center, when the medication is out of date, or when the child no longer needs it. Official rule text
Medium · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
Feeding instructions were not available for review for one infant during the inspection. Note: The provider obtained the signed feeding instructions from the parent during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The emergency preparedness plan does not address how the operation will continue caring for children until they are released
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Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
The indicator was in the empty range and has not been serviced as required by the manufacturers instructions. Note: The fire extinguisher was removed from the van and new one was installed.
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
High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
Observed cleaning supplies stored under the sink in the infant room. The cabinet to the sink was not locked. Note: The provider removed the cleaning supplies from the cabinet during the inspection.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
A fire extinguisher was not mounted in the 3 year old classroom during the inspection.
Official text of rule 746.5305
Medium High · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
1 out of 5 employee files evaluated did not contain current CPR and First Aid Training.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium Low · Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection
A current list of employees was not posted during the inspection. Note: The provider printed and posted the employee list during the inspection.
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Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
A wooden playhouse in the outdoor play area contains missing panels and cracked pieces of plastic.
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Medium · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
The children's nap cots are not properly labeled.
In plain English: Each walking child through age four must have an individual waterproof or washable cot, bed, or mat to sleep or rest on, provided by the center or the parent. Each must be labeled with the child's name (or a number with an assignment map), and floor mats must be marked so the sleeping side can be told apart from the floor side. Official rule text
Medium High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
2 bottles were not properly labeled in the infants classroom.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
1 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not have an authorization for emergency medical care.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
The first aid kit contained expired alcohol wipes.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Sep 11, 2023 · Inspection
2 out of 4 children's files evaluated did not contain a health statement.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · Aug 25, 2023 · Investigation (report)
Based upon the information obtained, minor injuries to children are not being reported to parents.
In plain English: The center must tell a parent immediately if there is an allegation that their child was abused or neglected in care, or after the child has an injury needing medical treatment, an illness needing hospitalization, an emergency allergic reaction that required a stock epinephrine auto-injector, a situation such as a fire, flood, or severe-weather damage at the center, or another unusual situation that put the child at risk. Minor injuries such as small cuts or bites must be reported at pickup; the parents of every child at the center must get written notice within 48 hours of a reportable disease in a child or employee, and the parents of a group must get written notice within 48 hours of a lice or other infestation outbreak in that group. Official rule text
Medium High · Jun 6, 2023 · Inspection
The director has not completed the full 30 hours of required annual trainings. A review period was evaluated between September 7th, 2021 to September 7th 2022. An additional 25 hours is needed.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
There were no monthly/daily play space/equipment checklist to review during the inspection.
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Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
There were no infant feeding instruction sheets available for review during the inspection.
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Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
There were no activity plans posted or available for review for each age group during inspection.
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Medium · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
There was no fire drill documented for the month of August during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and documented for the month of September.
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
Medium High · Sep 29, 2022 · Inspection
Bottles were observed not labeled with the infants first name and first intial of infant's last name. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was observed properly labelig the bottles.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium · May 19, 2022 · Inspection
A 2 year old was observed in a high chair and was not strapped in. The caregiver removed the child from the chair.
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
High · May 19, 2022 · Inspection
During a2nd follow up inspection a child was observed walking out of the classroom. The caregiver was not aware the child had walked out and I had to tell her.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · May 19, 2022 · Inspection
During a 2nd follow up inspection a 2 year old child was in a restrictive device. When asked why the child was in the chair the caregiver replied the child was in timeout because he had hit someone.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
The caregiver in charge of the toddler class did not have a cleared background check. Note: The caregiver left the operation when the director told her she could not be there.
In plain English: An operation must get notice from the state's background check unit that a person is eligible, eligible with conditions, or provisionally eligible with conditions before letting that person be at the operation. While waiting, the person may attend orientation or pre-service training only if they have no contact with children in care. Official rule text
High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
A chair was observed in front of the exit door to the playground. Note: The Director moved the chair from in front of the door and placed it in a classroom.
Official text of rule 746.5209
High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
During a follow up visit the caregiver in the toddler class stated there were 7 children, but there were 8 children. The caregiver also did not know the ages of the children.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
A child was observed coming out of the restroom without washing his hands. Note: The children later washed their hands after coming in from outside and before lunch.
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
High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
During the follow up inspection the Director was heard yelling at a child. The director was also observed grabbing a child by the arm that walked away from the rest of the class during an activity.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
Three cribs in the infant room did not have tight fitting sheets.
Plain-English explanation above
Medium High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
During a follow up inspection children in the toddler class were observed to be out of control. The children were seen running and walking to the door. The caregiver in charge could not get the children to stay seated.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · May 5, 2022 · Inspection
During a follow up inspection a child was observed walking out of the toddler classroom. The caregiver was not aware the child had walked out. Children were also observed going to the restroom unsupervised while they were on the playground.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 there was an infant sleeping in a restrictive device a bouncer and was never removed out of the bouncer to be placed in the crib.
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
High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 there were small toys that are a choking hazard in the infant room accessible to mobile infants.
In plain English: Infant care must include regular care by the same caregiver when possible, individual attention such as talking, playing, and holding, comforting infants who are upset, and prompt attention to feeding and diapering. The area must be kept free of objects infants or toddlers could choke on, and an infant may never be left unsupervised. Official rule text
High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 children were not being supervised appropriately.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 the caregiver was unable to keep children under control in the classroom.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
Medium High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 there were cleaning supplies within the children’s reach. There were more than one bookshelf inappropriately positioned. Children were placed for nap time under tables directly behind the door, children could potentially get hurt if someone opened the door. There were boxes stacked on tables , the floor and bookshelves accessible to children.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
Medium High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 the diaper changing area was in the eating area.
Plain-English explanation above
High · Apr 1, 2022 · Assessment
On 3/25/22 inappropriate discipline as observed. A caregiver aggressively pulled a child’s arm towards her and flicked the child on the wrist.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Mar 23, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on information obtained during the investigation caregivers were yelling at children.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
High · Mar 23, 2022 · Investigation (report)
Based on information obtained during the investigation high chairs were being used for timeout.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised March 2023
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