Big Blue Marble Academy LLC

746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training

During the inspection, there were 6 out of 10 files viewed that did not have their required 24 hours of traning for the calendar year 2024-2025. There were 2 staff with 16.5 annual training hours, 1 staff with 20 annual training hours, 1 staff with 19 annual training hours, 1 staff with 11 annual training hours and 1 staff with 12 annual training hours.

746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information

During the inspection, the transportation binder did not have emergency medical information available for review for the children being transported.

746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

During the inspection, 10 children files viewed did not have emergency medical informaiton available for review.

746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules

During the inspection, the operational policies were viewed and the following information was missing: (11) Immunization requirements for children, including tuberculosis screening and testing if required by your regional Texas Department of State Health Services or local health authority (20) Parent rights that are consistent with the rules in Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Parent Rights) (23) Instructions on how a parent may access the [Medium]: (A) Minimum standards online; (B) Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline; and (C) HHSC website. (24) Your emergency preparedness plan (28) Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees, unless your center is in the home of the permit holder. The policy must address the requirements outlined in ?746.3611 of this chapter (relating to What must a policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases include?) (29) If your operation maintains and administers unassigned epinephrine auto- injectors to use when a child in care has an emergency anaphylaxis reaction, policies for maintenance, administration, and disposal of unassigned epinephrine auto-injectors that comply with the unassigned epinephrine auto- injector requirements set by the Texas Department of State Health Services, as specified in 25 TAC Chapter 40, Subchapter C (relating to Epinephrine Auto- Injector Policies in Youth Facilities) and in Texas Health and Safety Code ?773.0145. (30) (b)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. You may inform the parents by: [Low] (A) Providing this information in the operational policies; (B) Distributing the information in writing to the parents; or (C) Informing the parents verbally as part of an individual or group parent orientation.

746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training

During the inspection, the director file was viewed and had no annual training hours for the calendar year 2024-2025.

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey 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.

746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

Director file was reviwed and CPR had expired 11/2024.

746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

The director file was reviewed and first aid had expired on 11/2024.