Abacus School of Austin

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High

One caregiver was present without an eligible background check. This was corrected when the caregiver left the operation during the inspection.

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

The operation failed to use good judgement when a child was served an item they have an intolerance to on two separate occasions.

746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement · Medium High

The operation failed to ensure a child's special needs statement was accurate.

746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling · High

A caregiver aggressively grabbed a child and then forcibly sitting the child down, twice. The interactions resulted in the child receiving two scratches. The caregiver was terminated immediately.

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

A caregiver stated there were 10 children present, then 11, but there were 12 children total in care.

746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual · High

There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that one caregiver used prohibited punishment when harshly placing infants in cribs and chairs and grabbing infants aggressively in the classroom.

746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk · High

There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that the operation did not notify parents when informed of a situation placing children at risk.

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

The operation failed to notify Child Care Regulation of a reportable incident involving a child in care within the required time frame.

746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child · Medium High

It was self reported by the operation that a child was served a food that they were allergic to.

746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps · Medium High

Infant safety straps were observed to be unbuckled for infants seated at a raised feeding table. The straps were buckled during the inspection.

746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups · Medium High

Observed multiple classrooms without bottles labled with the infants first name and last initial, this was corrected when the bottles were labled.

746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment · Medium High

Observed a nail sticking out from a picnic table, Green turf that is ripped causing a tripping hazards. I also observed a wooden house that had broken pieces of wood causing a concern for splinters. There were also metal stakes that were sticking up from the border of the playgrounds, which were corrected when they were stepped on to make them go back into the ground.

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional · Medium High · No longer displayed by the state

5 allergy action plans were not signed by the parent, only the Dr.

746.1203(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages · Medium High · No longer displayed by the state

During the inspection, the caregiver stated that two of the children were under 12 months. Documentation was provided to show they were all over 12 months, during a follow up to another citation.