Edinburg North Head Start Center

746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

A nail was found in the outdoor play area. Corrected at Inspection: The nail was removed during the inspection.

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

Training records were not available for review.

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

A caregiver supervising a group of children during the naptime did not know how many children were in the group. When asked for the number of children present in the room the caregiver stated there were 17 children, however there were only 16 children present.

746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times

A child was observed watching You Tube videos on a tablet while laying down on a mat during the naptime in a pre-k classroom.

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

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that two caregivers left a child unsupervised in a classroom for 6 minutes during a practice fire drill evacuation.

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

Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when the caregivers allowed a child to remain asleep an hour and fifty-one minutes past the scheduled naptime resulting in the child being left unsupervised in the classroom during a practice fire drill evacuation.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

During inspection, it was noted that two of the three outdoor play areas contained a significant amount of bird droppings, which hindered a classroom's ability to engage in outdoor activities. Additionally, plastic wrappers were found scattered on the ground, and there was broken play equipment in the area designated for children. A bird nest was also observed in the metal shade structure above the outdoor play area. All six classrooms, the hallway, and the kitchen were found to have dead insects in the light ceiling panels.

746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

Training certificates were not available for review for three teachers.