4 rules cited at Spanish School 4kids 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 · Sep 4, 2026 · 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 caregiver was observed to leave a clasroom to open the front door, leaving the children unsupervised.
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:
- Sep 4, 2026
- Correction verified:
- Sep 17, 2026
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Oct 29, 2025 · Assessment
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
A window-mounted air conditioner can pose a danger to children in a playground area because it could become dislodged and fall, or the unit could be improperly secured and fall, and its internal components, such as the fan, are a hazard.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Oct 29, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Nov 7, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Sep 4, 2025 · Inspection
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation should not have broken play equipment, exposed sharp edges, or nails accessible to children.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Sep 11, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Sep 17, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium Low · Jan 21, 2025 · Assessment
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2023 data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
In plain English: The 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
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 23, 2025
- Correction verified:
- Jan 24, 2025
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Mar 26, 2024 · Inspection
746.5202(1) - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
The operation does not have how they would get children 24 months and younger or children with limited mobility out of the building in case of a fire.
In plain English: 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
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Apr 2, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Apr 3, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
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Medium · Mar 26, 2024 · Inspection
746.501(a)(16) - Written Operational Policies - Field Trips
The operational policies did not have information on the center taking field trips.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Apr 3, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Apr 3, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium · Mar 26, 2024 · Inspection
746.501(a)(5) - Written Operational Policies - Emergencies
The operational policies did not have procedures for handling medical emergencies at the center.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Apr 2, 2024
- Correction verified:
- Apr 3, 2024
- Technical assistance given:
- No
Medium · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information
A child did not have information for their physician or authorization to obtain emergency medical care.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 17, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 12, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
The one caregivers did not have first aid training.
In plain English: Each caregiver and the center director must hold a current certificate in pediatric first aid (including rescue breathing and choking) and in pediatric CPR. A new caregiver may work with children before getting the CPR certificate, but at least one employee or caregiver with a current pediatric CPR certificate must be on the premises whenever children are in care. Official rule text
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 21, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 18, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
Two children did not have a health statement in their file.
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:
- Jul 21, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Aug 2, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium Low · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.901(6)(B) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's personnel policies
All five employees did not have any information stating they received the personnel policies.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 17, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 25, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.901(6)(A) - Required Personnel Records-signed dated statement that employee received child care center's operational policies
All five employees did not have any information stating they received the operational policies.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 17, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 25, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
Two children did not have in their file that parents received the parent handbook.
Official text of rule 746.503
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 17, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 25, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection
746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two children were missing address for their emergency contact person.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jul 17, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jul 12, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.5303 - Fire Extinguishing System - Approval
The operation did not have the required fire extinguisher, they had a type A size 1.
Official text of rule 746.5303
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jan 31, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation did not have a sanitation inspection or a letter from the health department for the operation.
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
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 24, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Feb 24, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation did not have a fire inspection report.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 24, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Feb 10, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.4913 - Required Documentation for Unitary Surfacing Materials
The director did not provide documentation for the unitary surfacing for the playground.
Official text of rule 746.4913
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 10, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Mar 16, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.5305 - Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
The fire extinguisher was not mounting but in a lower cabin.
Official text of rule 746.5305
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 3, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jan 31, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.4803 - Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
On the playground structure they were not the required use zone around the front and back of the structure. The back was too close to the fence and the front slide was too close to another play structure.
Plain-English explanation above
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Feb 3, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Feb 21, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.501(a)(7) - Written Operational Policies - Discipline
The operation did not have a operational policies for viewing with all required information.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised August 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 27, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Feb 17, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
Medium High · Jan 20, 2023 · Inspection
746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
In one of the classroom the plug cover that goes over the outlet was missing which was exposing the plug and wall area.
Plain-English explanation above · rule revised September 2024
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Jan 24, 2023
- Correction verified:
- Jan 31, 2023
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes
High · Oct 5, 2022 · Investigation (report)
745.135 - Program Does Not Meet Exemption Criteria
The program was offering services that did not align with the single skilled exemption they were originally approved for. A single skill exemption must meet the following criteria from Texas administrative code 745. 129 (2): (A)The program offers direct instruction in a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency; (B) The program does not provide or offer services that are not directly related to a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency, but may offer transportation and snacks; (C) The program does not advertise or represent that the program is a child-care facility, day-care center, or licensed before or after-school program or that the program offers child-care services; (D) The program informs parents that the program is not licensed by the state; (E) The program informs parents of the physical risk a child may face while participating in the program; and (F) The program conducts background checks using information that is obtained from the Department of Public Safety for all program employees and volunteers who work with children. The program was found to be offering two extra-curricular activities, Tippy Toes and Soccer Shots, that are not directly related to a single skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency of the Spanish language. In addition, Tippy Toes was being provided in the English Language and therefore did not meet the approved single skills exemption of Spanish Immersion Program. Other daily activities observed such as independent center time and outdoor play did not provide direct instruction of the Spanish Language as they were self-led activities.
Official text of rule 745.135
- Corrected at inspection:
- No
- Correction date:
- Dec 2, 2022
- Correction verified:
- Dec 8, 2022
- Technical assistance given:
- Yes