Central Texas Childrens Center

Not included in the 36-month briefing.

1. Oct 7, 2023Complaint investigation

   1 finding

   Supervision and child counts

   Critical

   A child in care was not supervised appropriately by the caregiver, resulting in the child being kicked, hit and stepped on by other children in care.

   State verification recorded Nov 28, 2023.

   Standard 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

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Nov 17, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026192290

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   905665983

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2. Oct 7, 2023Complaint investigation

   3 findings

   Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report

   Serious

   During an DFPS investigation, it was discovered that a caregiver used prohibited punishment and the operation did not report the incident to licensing.

   State verification recorded Dec 27, 2023.

   Standard 746.201(5) · Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report

   State severity

   Medium High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Nov 21, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026170435

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   905665982

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   Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments

   Critical

   During an investigation it was found that caregivers do not feel they are properly trained on children with disabilities.

   State verification recorded Dec 27, 2023.

   Standard 746.1003(3) · Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Nov 21, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026168113

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   905665982

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   Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding

   Serious

   During a DFPS investigation it was found that a caregiver used discipline that was not appropriate to the child's level of understanding.

   State verification recorded Dec 27, 2023.

   Standard 746.2803(2) · Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding

   State severity

   Medium High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Nov 21, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026156181

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   905665982

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3. Oct 6, 2023Inspection

   No findings recorded
4. Sep 27, 2023Inspection

   1 finding

   Supervision and child counts

   Critical

   Observed a caregiver in the bathroom changing diapers, another child was in the hallway under the small slide. The caregiver could not visably see the child as there is a wall between where the caregiver was and the child. The child had access to the hallways which lead to outside and other parts of the operation. This was corrected when the child went back into the bathroom.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 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

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 27, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1025977440

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   905509113

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5. Sep 25, 2023Complaint investigation

   1 finding

   Supervision and child counts

   Serious

   Observed a caregivers file and the operaiton was not able to provide a copy of supervsion training for this caregiver

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 746.1305(a)(5) · Pre-service Training- Supervision and Safety

   State severity

   Medium

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Oct 6, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041317

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   905665981

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6. Sep 25, 2023Inspection

   2 findings

   AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

   Critical

   There were two caregivers with conditions on their background checks that stated that they could not be left alone with the children in care, and both caregivers had been caring for children without another cleared background checked adult in the classroom. This has been corrected as both caregivers no longer work at the operation.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 745.635(3) · AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

   Finding source ID

   1025865784

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   905509112

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   Discipline and treatment of children

   Critical

   Observed on video a caregiver grabbing a child by the ankle and pulling the child back to their mat.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

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

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1025825587

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   905509112

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7. Sep 22, 2023Complaint investigation

   5 findings

   Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

   Serious

   It was found that caregivers did not have specific trainings for supervision or preservice training. This was corrected, as the caregiver no longer works at the operation.

   State records correction during the inspection; no separate verification date is shown.

   Standard 746.1301(a)(2)(A) · Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training

   State severity

   Medium High

   Corrected at visit

   Yes

   Correction reported

   Oct 10, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041309

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   905665980

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   Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food

   Serious

   A caregiver administered medication to a child without washing their hands first. This was corrected when I spoke to the director/person in charge about proper handwashing.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 746.3415(1) · Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food

   State severity

   Medium High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041310

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   905665980

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   Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

   Serious

   There was no incident report for review.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 746.701(5) · Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

   State severity

   Medium

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041307

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   905665980

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   Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

   Serious

   It was found that a classroom of 2 year old children had 13 children and one caregiver when the injury to a child occurred. This was corrected when specified age groups were demonstrated to the caregiver who has mixed aged children.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 746.1601 · Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

   State severity

   Medium High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041313

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   905665980

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   Supervision and child counts

   Critical

   Observed a caregiver not supervising children properly. The caregiver was observed to be speaking with a parent when a book shelf fell on a child in care. Another child had to tell the caregiver what had happened before the bookshelf was taken off the child.

   State verification recorded Oct 6, 2023.

   Standard 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

   State severity

   High

   Corrected at visit

   No

   Correction reported

   Sep 25, 2023

   Technical assistance

   Recorded

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   1026041308

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   905665980

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8. Apr 20, 2023Inspection

   No findings recorded
9. Oct 24, 2022Inspection

   No findings recorded
10. Oct 17, 2022Inspection

    2 findings

    No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

    Critical

    During a walk-through of the childcare facility, a 2-month-old infant was observed swaddled in a crib. There was no Infant Sleep Exception/Health Care Professional Recommendation form on file for review.

    State verification recorded Oct 24, 2022.

    Standard 746.2428 · No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

    State severity

    High

    Corrected at visit

    No

    Correction reported

    Oct 31, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1025758449

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    905509109

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    Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

    Serious

    During a walk-through of the childcare facility, infant bottles and a bowl was observed sitting in the hand-washing sink. The infant bottles and bowl was immediately removed from the hand-washing sink when addressed, bringing the facility into compliance.

    State records correction during the inspection; no separate verification date is shown.

    Standard 746.2419(8) · Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

    State severity

    Medium High

    Corrected at visit

    Yes

    Correction reported

    Oct 17, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1025758448

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11. Sep 7, 2022Inspection

    No findings recorded
12. Sep 6, 2022Complaint investigation

    1 finding

    Discipline and treatment of children

    Critical

    Based on information obtained during an investigation, it was found that a form of prohibited punishment was used with a child in care during naptime when a caregiver placed a blanket over a child's face and brushed the child's eyes resulting in the caregiver poking the child's eye.

    State verification recorded Oct 17, 2022.

    Standard 746.2805(2) · Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training

    State severity

    High

    Corrected at visit

    No

    Correction reported

    Oct 6, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1026174658

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    905665979

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13. Aug 15, 2022Inspection

    2 findings

    Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times

    Serious

    The School Age classroom was observed watching a movie and playing on their tablets during rest time. The caregiver turned off television and picked up the tablets during the inspection.

    State records correction during the inspection; no separate verification date is shown.

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

    State severity

    Medium

    Corrected at visit

    Yes

    Correction reported

    Aug 15, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1025839567

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    905509107

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    Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups

    Serious

    A child was observed sleeping with a training cup during naptime. The training cup was taken away from the child during the inspection.

    State records correction during the inspection; no separate verification date is shown.

    Standard 746.2505(4)(C) · Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Never Allow Toddlers to Sleep or Walk With Bottles and Training Cups

    State severity

    Medium

    Corrected at visit

    Yes

    Correction reported

    Aug 15, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1025960388

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14. Aug 12, 2022Complaint investigation

    2 findings

    Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children

    Critical

    The operation had a portable air conditioning unit that had a bucket where the water drained into that was accessible to the children in care.

    State verification recorded Sep 7, 2022.

    Standard 746.3701(8) · Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children

    State severity

    High

    Corrected at visit

    No

    Correction reported

    Aug 15, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1026041305

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    905665978

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    Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence

    Serious

    It was determined the operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of the air conditioner unit that stopped working, which effected 2 classrooms at the operation.

    State records correction during the inspection; no separate verification date is shown.

    Standard 746.305(a)(1) · Report Unsafe Facility Occurrence

    State severity

    Medium High

    Corrected at visit

    Yes

    Correction reported

    Aug 15, 2022

    Technical assistance

    Recorded

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    1026041304

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15. May 27, 2022Inspection

    No findings recorded