Central Texas Childrens Center

746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

During the investigation, the operation was found in deficient with this Minimum Standard.

746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

During inspection it was observed children in screen time.

746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

During inspection it was observed children utilizing bingo dauber markers.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

During the investigation, observed video footage where a caregiver used inappropriate discipline, when placing her right arm around a child's neck while in care.

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

During the investigation, observed video footage showing caregivers not properly supervision during outdoor playtime.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

During the investigation found sufficient evidence that the operation did not report, an incident putting a child at risk.

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 did not supervise a child in care when the child was able to leave the operation and walk two buildings down and was found by a bystander.

746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

The operation did not notify licensing when a child was able to leave the operation unsupervised and wonder away from the daycare.

746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired

The operation director was aware of a broken gate latch but did not make sure the gate was locked so that children were not able to exit out of the broken gate.

746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

The operation did not complete the incident form within 48 hours of a child who was placed at risk when the child was able to wonder away from the operation unsupervised.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver grabbed a child?s arm and also got into the child?s face verbally in an inappropriate manner.

746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

The director was aware that a gate on the playground was not in working order but did not have the gate repaired. The director was aware of an incident where a child left the operation unsupervised and was also aware of an incident of inappropriate discipline and did not report either situation to child care regulation

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

During the inspection the operation was not appropriately supervising when a caregiver was assisting children using the bathroom and another caregiver stepped out of the classroom leaving the other children in the classroom unattended. This was corrected at inspection when a qualified caregiver was able to assist in the classroom and then another caregiver was added to the classroom to continue assisting.

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

Based on evidence from video footage, a caregiver did not intervene timely when a child was biting another child and received multiple bite marks.

746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization

Based on the information received the incident was not reported to Child Care Regulation by the operation.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

Observed a broken toy with sharp edges outside on the playground and a broken toilet seat in one of the bathrooms. The broken toy was removed from the playground area.

746.613(a) - Required Immunizations

Observed 8 children records and one child did not have an updated immunization record on file.

746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

The building grounds checklist had not been completed and there was no documentation showing when the last checklist was completed.

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

Observed 3 classrooms who did not know how many children they were caring for. One caregiver had to count the kids to know how many they had.. In another classroom two caregivers stated that they had 6 children but had 5 children. In a third classroom two caregivers did not know how many children they had. One caregiver stated that there were 6 kids, the other teacher said 8 kids and there were only 7 children in the room.

746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

An infant was observed to be asleep in their crib with a bib around their neck. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the bib.

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

On camera I Observed a caregiver pick up a child and forcefully sit a child down on a teacher chair with the teacher.

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

A video was observed showing one child biting another child. The caregivers were not able to intervene because they were on their phones.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

Three classrooms had pealing drywall and had baseboards that were falling or missing. There was an outdoor playground that is not currently being used but is part of the capacity that had piles of items that were needing to be thrown away like old toys. There were also metal steaks that hold the border of the playground together that were sticking up and could be a tripping hazard. I spoke with the director regarding these concerns.

746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

Observed on live camera stream that 3 caregivers were on their phones during naptime while caring for children. This was corrected when licensing spoke with the caregivers observed on their phones and the phones were put away.

746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children

During the investigation, it was found that a caregiver handled a child roughly instead of interacting with the child in a positive manner.