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At the time of the inspection, 2 children's files reviewed did not have their physician's inforamation.
At the time of the inspection, a classroom was seen playing the fortnite video This was brought into compliance when the caregiver turned the game off during the inspection.
At the time of this inspection, the annual sanitation report had expired.
The operation did not have any documentation showing the time of fire drills to ensure that they were able to exit in 3 minutes. The staff had to call another staff during inspection to obtain this information as it was not available for review during inspection.
The fire extinguishers were not inspected in the month of February 2025. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted the inspection.
The carbon monoxide detection system was not tested in the month of February 2025. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted the inspection.
During the January 2025 fire drill the staff and children were not able to safely exit the building within three minutes. This was corrected at inspection when a drill was conducted and everyone was able to exit under 3 minutes.
The smoke detectors were not tested in the month of February 2025. This was corrected at inspection when the director conducted the inspection.
The operation had two different types if antiseptic ointment in the first aid kit that expired in 2017 and 2022. The director removed these from the first aid kit during inspection.
Four classrooms had garbage accessible to children as the trash cans contained garbage in them and did not have a lid on them. This was corrected when all four trash cans were removed from the classrooms.
One group of kids were observed in a classroom eating snack while watching cartoons. This was corrected when the caregiver shut off the television.
The provider did have any documentation of inspecting the carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, or fire extinguishers monthly. This was corrected at inspection when the provider completed all 3 inspections.
Ten children's admission files were missing the following information: emergency contact address, Name, address, and telephone number of the child's physician or anemergency-care facility, and authorization to obtain emergency medical care and to transport the child for emergency medical treatment.
The operation did not have documentation of training for ten staff.
The operation did not have a written activity plan for any of the children in care including those under 5 years old.
The letter or form from the most recent Licensing inspection or investigation was not posted.
Four staff did not know the children's ages or have anything to locate what the children's ages were during the inspection.
The operation is not following the meals and snacks must follow the meal patterns established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) that is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Two staff had children watching cartoons in their classrooms. The staff shut off the televisions during the inspection.
One staff allowed children outside on the playground without knowing who the children were left in care with at the end of his shift. During the inspection another staff stated she was only responsible for half of the children and I was able to observe other staff outside present with the other children.
Ten staff personnel files were incomplete and missing the required documents.
The operation did not have children's records available for review during inspection.
The operation does not have a fire inspection on file.
The operation does not have the following files required at the operation: liability insurance
The operation does not have a sanitation inspection on file.
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