Texas Premier Childcare at Amarillo Netplex

746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety

A caregiver failed to intervene when a group of children were using equipment inappropriately, which resulted in a child falling and breaking their arm.

746.2419(7) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

An infant was observed walking around the classroom drinking from their bottle.

745.8641 - Requirements during probation

The condition related to caregivers being given a pretest before the review begins and a posttest demonstrating knowledge of minimum standards after a member of the governing body reviews the discipline and guidance subchapter and the operations policies regarding discipline and guidance was not in compliance as not all caregivers had documentation of the pretest and posttest.

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 child was left unattended for approximately. 7 minutes.

746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System

There were several children not signed out on the tracking system. The staff is initialing it with "st" they need to write the staff persons initials.

746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, a child was left on the playground by themselves for less than a minute. Due to this, the caregiver, nor any other operation staff, had auditory or visual awareness of the child's ongoing activities. This prevented the caregiver from being able to intervene had it been necessary.

746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

This standard was found to be deficient as part of a DFPS investigation.

746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

Based on evidence obtained during an investigation, a caregiver spanked a child multiple times for discipline.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver grabbed a child and pushed and pulled the child while disciplining them.

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver pushed a child's head back, roughly, multiple times as a form of discipline.

746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not use good judgement or self-control when she swung a child around causing the child to collide with another child, out of frustration.

746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation

Based on evidence obtained during this investigation, staff did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to DFPS.

746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, children under two years of age were placed in restrictive devices for time out.

746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, multiple caregivers have yelled at children while they were in care at the operation.

746.3501(1) - Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, children's diapers are not being changed promptly.

746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment and self-control in the presence of children when the caregiver picked up a child up by one arm causing the child's elbow to become dislocated.

746.2426(a)(2) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible

During the inspection a 6 month old infant was observed sleeping in a swing and was not removed from the swing and placed in a crib promptly. Staff were observed having multiple opportunities to relocate the infant to a crib between their caregiver duties but failed to do so.

746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

There are multiple pieces of flooring in the 2's 1 classroom and in the 4's classroom that are sticking up and pose a tripping hazard.