SPROUTS Early Learning Center

An infant was observed in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes. There were 2 available caregivers in the classroom to step in and assist with removing the infant from the restrictive device timely.

One child in care did not have their hands washed prior to being bottle fed. One class was observed coming in from inside and children did not wash their hands as required.

At the time of the inspection, none of the staff knew who was in charge during the director's absence. Additionally, the staff were not aware of what time the director would arrive at the operation.

Two classrooms were observed during nap time with limited lighting.

Two children in care did not have their hands washed prior to being bottle fed and fed their meal by two separate caregivers in the same class. One class was observed coming in from inside and children did not wash their hands as required.

Three different classes were observed playing outside and the children did not have drinking water available.

One caregiver was observed preparing lunch for a child in care and did not wash their hands prior.

One classroom's activity plan still doesn't have outside time specified at all.

A classroom with toddlers was observed allowing children to cry without being comforted. The caregiver in the classroom didn't attempt to verbally or physically comfort the child during the 20 minutes they were crying.

A child in care did not have their hands washed prior to being bottle fed.

Screen time was added to the activity plan of one of the two classrooms that utilizes screen time during their activity time. This is still not in compliance.

Multiple classrooms were observed during nap time with very limited lighting. The classroom was completely dark and the children napping could not be visually observed.

A caregiver prepared a bottle for a child in care and did not wash their hands prior.

One classroom still does not have a posted activity plan.

An individual cloth was still not used to clean an infants hands after their diaper change.

One classroom mixed with infants and toddlers had children actively crying and the caregivers made no attempt to hold or comfort the children. The children just kept crying without any adult assistance to calm down.

A caregiver was observed changing a child's diaper and did not wash their hands after.

One classroom still does not have a posted activity plan.

Diaper changes were observed and the diaper changing surface was still not sanitized after a child's diaper was changed. The caregiver went and sat down instead of cleaning the diaper changing surface.

Multiple caregivers stated that they are only going outside in the afternoons and are not having morning opportunities for active play. Additionally, no morning active play activities outdoors was observed in multiple classrooms with inclement weather not impacting the availability of outside time at inspection One classroom's activity plan still doesn't have outside time specified at all.

A classroom observed utilizing screen time still does not have it incorporated into their activity plan. Plus an additional classroom was observed utilizing screen time and it also is not included in their activity plan.

Two different toddler classrooms had children actively crying and the caregivers made no attempt to hold or comfort the children. The children just kept crying without any adult assistance to calm down.

Multiple caregivers stated that they are only going outside in the afternoons and are not having morning opportunities for active play. Additionally, no morning active play activities indoors was observed in multiple classrooms with inclement weather impacting the availability of outside time at inspection. And one classroom's activity plan doesn't have outside time specified at all.

One classroom had broken plastic on their play kitchen that presents a pinch hazard and has a sharp edge. Additionally, one of the toilets used by children has the lid to the water reserve tank removed and not observed in the bathroom space at all. The water is considered accessible to chidlren and a hazard.

One classroom does not have a posted activity plan.

One classroom with a specified age group of 18-23 months had 11 children to one caregiver and was over ratio by 3 children.

An individual cloth was not used to clean an infants hands after their diaper change.

Infant caregivers stated that they use a grass area that is not enclosed with a fence for their outside activities.

A classroom observed utilizing screen time does not have it incorporated into their activity plan.

Children were observed being seated for meal time and did not have their hands washed prior.

Diaper changes were observed and the diaper changing surface was not sanitized after a child's diaper was changed. The caregiver went and sat down instead of cleaning the diaper changing surface.

One caregiver was observed at the sole caregiver responsible for a group of children whom is 18 years of age but does not have a high school diploma yet. Additionally, another high school student that is not in a child care career program was used in a classroom that required 2 caregivers when they cannot be counted in ratio.

The outdoor playground still has the blue toy truck that has broken areas with a sharp edge. The broken blue truck was removed from the outdoor space at inspection.

One out of Five Conditions are not in compliance. 745.8641: Condition 1 is in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety. A monthly mentor check in took place in April 2026 and documentation is on file. Condition 2 is in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions. Condition 3 is in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was been completed for all caregivers. Condition 4 is in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. Condition 5 is not in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and having sub chapter H available in the classroom. This has been completed for each caregiver in the infant classroom. Sub Chapter H was reviewed as part of orientation and documented with the caregiver's signature. A caregiver observed with a group of children including infants has not previously reviewed Sub Chapter H. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. Weekly infant classroom observations are not documented for the week of May 4th, 2026.

One toddler age child was wearing earrings that poses a choking risk.

All furniture that posed a hazard have been replaced or removed for inside the daycare. The outside space had one blue car with a broken pieces of plastic that produced a sharp edge.

A 3 month old infant was placed on their stomach instead of their back to sleep.

Two out of Five Conditions are not in compliance: Condition 1 is in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety. The mentor meeting for April took place on 4/30/2026 during the inspection and is in compliance. Condition 2 is in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions. One staff files reviewed still did have proof of orientation. One staff still did have the required notarized affidavit and the pre-employment affidavit for review in their file. Condition 3 is not in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were one staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. One of the two certificates was made available at inspection but the other certificate wasn't available for review. Condition 4 is in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. Condition 5 is not in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and having sub chapter H available in the classroom. This has not been completed for one of the caregivers that has been re-hired and observed in the infant classroom. Sub Chapter H was reviewed as part of orientation but not documented with the caregiver's signature. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. Weekly infant classroom observations were completed for weekly since the last inspection. This is part of it is in compliance.

Multiple toddler age children were wearing earrings that poses a choking risk.

The slide has less than 6 feet on the exit between it and the sidewalk. Additionally, other toys are in the use zone that caused a child to exit the slide and hit their head on the items in the use zone of the exit of the sldie.

Multiple staff were allowing infants and toddler age children to cry and did not attempt to pick them up and hold them to comfort them.

One classroom had cleaning supplies left out in reach of children after the staff were done using the clorox wipes. Additionally, the same classroom had two shelves that were easily swayed when the children sat in them and causes the two shelves to create a pinch hazard when they push together. A small piece of hard plastic was on the floor of the toddler classroom and a child put it in their mouth that presented a choking hazard. The outdoor space also has broken equipment with sharp edges.

Older infants and younger toddlers were observed being told by the caregivers that if they didn't listen, they couldn't go outside.

A caregiver was observed changing multiple diaper changes and the diaper changing surface was not sanitized between each use. Additionally, there was no wax paper utilized either.

An infant was observed asleep in a restrictive device at inspection. A caregiver did check on the child and began rocking the bouncer chair to ensure the infant stayed asleep and made no attempt to move the infant to a crib.

A caregiver was observed changing multiple diapers and did not wash their hands in between each diaper change.

The staff list is not current and has several new staff that need to be added and staff that need to be removed off the posted list.

A caregiver was observed in a classroom with variance condition for jewelry but had not reviewed and signed that they were aware of the variance conditions for the child in this group.

An infant had a diaper leak through their clothes onto the linen of the bouncy chair cover. The cover wasn't removed and washed as required. They allowed another child to use the bouncy chair with it still soiled.

A high school student that is less than 18 years of age and has not graduated high school was observed at inspection being the only caregiver in the infant classroom responsible for 2 children in care.

During the directors absence some staff were not were not aware the director was absent and the person designated in charge by the director while she ran an errand, had also left the operation during the period the director was gone. None of the staff knew who was in charge.

A classroom with caregivers were not able to adequately supervise to ensure the safety of the children. One caregiver was only focused on diaper changing. The other caregiver was focused on updating the parent application and engaging with two children at a table and was not actively aware to intervene when children were playing inside two un-used shelves that children pinched their fingers with swaying them side to side. Other children were repeatedly playing and jumping on the stacked nap mats without prompt intervention. And another child placed a piece of hard plastic in their mouth without intervention.

Toddlers were observed walking and drinking from their sippy cups.

Four out of Five Conditions are not in compliance. 745.8641: Condition 1 is in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety. The mentor meeting for April is scheduled prior to the end of the month. Condition 2 is not in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 4/7/2026. One staff files reviewed still did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. One staff still did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and also missing a pre-employment affidavit for review. One staff still did have the individual training sheet and training plans in the personnel files for the caregivers but were missing required documentation including the date of CPR/First aid completion date. This was corrected at inspection for this caregiver. Condition 3 is not in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 04/7/2026. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were four staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. Condition 4 is not in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 4/7/2026. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. The walk through for the week of Apri 13th was not documented as completed but corrected at inspection with it being documented appropriately. Condition 5 is not in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and having sub chapter H available in the classroom. This was not completed for one of the caregivers observed in the infant classroom. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. There is one observation for the week of April 13th that one observation was only for 20 minutes instead of 30 minutes. It was lacking 10 additional minutes of observation for 2 caregivers.

An infant was observed in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes. There were 3 available caregivers in the classroom to step in and assist with removing the infant from the restrictive device timely.

A new caregiver was observed in a classroom with variance condition for jewelry but had not reviewed and signed that they were aware of the variance conditions for the child in this group.

A classroom mixed with infants and toddlers had multiple outlets with missing covers.

Multiple staff were allowing infants and toddler age children to cry and did not attempt to pick them up and hold them to comfort them.

Four out of Five Conditions are not in compliance. 745.8641: Condition 1 is not in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety. The March mentor meeting was not completed. It had to be rescheduled a couple of times and unable to be completed within the month. Condition 2 is not in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/25/2026. One staff files reviewed still did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. Additionally, three personnel files lacked 8 hours of pre service training before being counted in ratio in the classroom. One staff did have high school diplomas in file for review. Four staff still did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and one staff still does not have a pre-employment affidavit for review. Two of the four notarized affidavits was corrected at inspection. In addition, six staff still did have the individual training sheet and training plans in the personnel files for the caregivers but were missing required documentation including the date of CPR/First aid completion date. Four out of six were corrected at inspection. Additionally, 1 staff lacked the number of hours remaining for annual training year was not documented on the training year plan. This was corrected at inspection with this documented on the training year plan. Condition 3 is not in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/25/2026. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were five staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. Condition 4 is in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/25/2026. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. Condition 5 is not in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and have sub chapter H available in the classroom. This was completed for all caregivers observed in the infant classroom. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. This has not been completed for the week of march 23rd or March 30th for any of the infant caregivers.

Multiple toddlers were observed walking and drinking from training cups without appropriate redirection to sit down by the caregivers in the classroom.

The activity plans for outdoor activities for the morning was observed not being followed. The classrooms took the children to the gym instead of the outdoor play space when it was weather appropriate. It was 54 degrees outside at inspection with very little wind. Staff stated that they aren't going outside because of the children's mood and not because of the temperature.

The menus posted for parents to view does not match what is being served for week 3. Substitutions were made and were documented on the kitchen menu only and not the menu that the menu posted for parents. Documents were scanned. This was corrected at inspection with the posted menu being updated for today and yesterday on the accurate food that was served.

Two out of Five Conditions are not in compliance. 745.8641: Condition 1 is in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety.. These topics were discussed for the February 6th 2026 meeting and a meeting was scheduled for March 13th and was rescheduled for this week for the March mentor meeting. Condition 2 is not in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/13/2026. Two staff files reviewed still did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. One staff did not have high school diplomas in file for review or high school equivalent or letter from career program from school. Two staff still did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and one staff still does not have a pre-employment affidavit for review. In addition, seven staff still did not have the individual training sheet or training plans completed or shared with the staff by the director as required per the condition. Condition 3 is not in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/13/2026.. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were five staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date One staff completed a training and additional information is needed to ensure it meets the topic requirements. Condition 4 is in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 3/13/2026.. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. Condition 5 is in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and have sub chapter H available in the classroom. This was completed for all caregivers observed in the infant classroom. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. This has been completed weekly for each staff that has been in one of the infant classrooms.

The menus posted for parents to view does not match what is being served for week 3. Substitutions were made and were not documented. Documents were scanned.

Multiple staff were observed telling children to stop crying in an abrasive tone when they were upset and did not hold and comfort them to help them self soothe.

An infant was obseved asleep on the floor and not moved to a crib promptly. The caregiver was completing multiple tasks and had multiple opportunities to transition the infant from the floor to a play yard and didn't.

Large chunks of fruit was observed served to infants and toddlers that presented a choking hazard.

One group of children ranging from 12 months to 26 months of age had 19 children altogether with a specified age group of 18-23 months. The maximum group size is exceeded by one child.

Two classrooms were observed for hand washing practices after diaper changes. The staff did not wash the hands of the child having their diaper changed after they completed the diaper change.

The menus posted for parents to view does not match what is being served for week 2. The kitchen menu being followed by kitchen staff are different than the ones posted for parents.

A caregiver left the infant classroom to go to the bathroom with 5 infants to one caregiver with all infants less than 12 months of age. The classroom was over ratio.

Hot dogs were prepared and cut in circular quarter size bite size pieces and served to toddlers during lunch time.

Three out of Five Conditions are not in compliance. 745.8641: Condition 1 is in compliance: The owner/director will meet with their mentor at least once a month to review minimum standards related to Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety.. These topics were discussed for the February 6th 2026 meeting and a meeting is scheduled for 03/13/2026 for March mentor meeting. Condition 2 is not in compliance: The condition regarding staff training/personnel files having a checklist and complete file records. The personnel training checklist and training checklist was reviewed for employee record. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 2/26/2026. Five staff files reviewed still did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. Three staff did not have high school diplomas in file for review or high school equivalent or letter from career program from school. Five staff did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and one staff still does not have a pre-employment affidavit for review. In addition, seven staff did not have the individual training sheet or training plans completed or shared with the staff by the director as required per the condition. ** documented orientation was completed at inspection for four of the caregivers requiring it documented. And form 2912 for one staff member was completed at inspection. The notarized affidavit was completed for three staff at inspection. Pre-service training was documented for the one caregiver requiring it at inspection. Documentation of high school career program was provided at inspection. ** Condition 3 is not in compliance. The condition requires staff obtain training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces within the 10 days of their hired date. Checklists were reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 2/26/2026. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were five staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. One staff completed a training and additional information is needed to ensure it meets the topic requirements. Condition 4 is in compliance. The condition requires a walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Checklist was reviewed since the last inspection on evaluating probation conditions on 2/26/2026. Weekly walk through have been documented since the last inspection. Condition 5 is not in compliance. The condition requires the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom and have sub chapter H available in the classroom. One additional caregiver observed at inspection in an infant classroom requires to review subchapter H and document that is was reviewed with the director. Additionally, related to this condition, observations are required to be completed by the director weekly for at least 30 minutes for any staff that work in the infant classroom. This has been completed weekly for each staff that has been in one of the infant classrooms.

An infant was asleep in a bouncer seat in the classroom. There were two caregivers in the classroom that completed multiple tasks including diaper changes and feeding. They did not pause any task to take the time to move the infant from the bouncer chair to a play yard. A third caregiver entered to provide a break and noticed the infant asleep and then the child was finally relocated to a play yard.

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, a caregiver had a group size of 13 two-year-olds and only one caregiver responsible for the children of the group. The maximum a caregiver can have with one caregiver is 11 two-year-olds.

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when arriving at the operation, had visual awareness of a child unsupervised in the parking lot and entered the operation without attempting to bring this child inside. The caregiver then delegated this responsibility to another employee of the operation upon entering the building. Neither of these employees went to the parking lot to look for or retrieve the child to safety.

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation a caregiver would grab children in an aggressive manner by the arm for discipline.

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation a child was left on unsupervised after their caregiver and class entered the building without them from the playground. The child then wandered into the parking lot before being discovered by a bystander who intervened to bring the child inside the operation.

Menus were observed that the morning snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as there was only one food group provided to children and water.

The menus for snacks and meals that are provided to the children in care are still not posted and do not match the menus that are posted.

Background check conditions were not being followed for one caregiver that had specific conditions to not be left in charge of a child or group of children. This caregiver was observed at inspection being the only individual present in a classroom and responsible for a group of children.

The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance. Five staff files reviewed still did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. Two staff did not have CPR/First aid training on file prior to working with the children out of the four that did not previously have this training in file. Five staff did not have high school diplomas in file for review or high school equivalent or letter from career program from school. Seven staff did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and one these staff still does not have a pre-employment affidavit for review. In addition, five staff did not have the individual training sheet or training plans completed or shared with the staff by the director as required per the condition. ** Two files were corrected at inspection when high school diplomas were provided by caregivers and copies were placed in the files. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were four staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. The condition regarding the walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas was in compliance as the director has completed the checklist since the previous inspection conducted. The condition regarding the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom was in compliance as there were one staff who has worked in the infant classrooms and the sub-chapter H for infant care has not been reviewed with them with the director/owner as required and there was no proof that this had occurred. In addition, related to this condition, the observations that are required to be completed by the director for any staff that work in the infant classroom were in compliance as observations have been completed for the staff that work with infants since the last previous inspection conducted.

A caregiver that was present as a caregiver responsible for a child that has an approved variance did not have proof that the staff was notified in writing about the conditions in place for the child in the classroom prior to working with that child. Additionally, a child in care that wears jewelry and requires a variance in place did not have a variance request approved in place.

An infant classroom was observed having a hot dog cut into round slices, which is considered a choking hazard.

Menus were observed that the morning snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as there was only one food group provided to children and water.

Other children in care were observed being fed on high chairs but they and they strapped into the high chairs. However, the table that requires straps on it continues to be used for children/infants so they are not strapped in when sat at the table.

A garbage can was observed being used and it had used diapers and a paper-towel that had blood - due to a child having a nosebleed - and the garbage can did not have a lid on it as required.**This was corrected at inspection when the director placed a lid on the garbage can.

Two staff that were in the same classroom were asked how many children were in the classroom, and therefore, responsible, and both caregivers stated that there were nine children. A head count was completed with both staff and there were 10 children in the classroom that both staff were responsible for.

A caregiver that was present as a caregiver responsible for a child that has an approved variance did not have proof that the staff was notified in writing about the conditions in place for the child in the classroom prior to working with that child.

The menus for snacks and meals that are provided to the children in care are not posted and do not match the menus that are posted.

The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance. Four staff files reviewed did not have proof of orientation being provided to them and it has been more than 7 days since their hire date. Four staff did not have CPR/First aid training on file prior to working with the children. Three staff did not have high school diplomas in file for review. Five staff did not have the required notarized affidavit in file and one of these staff also did not have a pre-employment affidavit for review. In addition, all four staff did not have the individual training sheet or training plans completed or shared with the staff by the director as required per the condition. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were four staff employed that did not obtain the training within the 10 days of their hired date. The condition regarding the walk-throughs being completed weekly by the director for the entire indoor and outdoor areas was not in compliance, because the checklist was only completed for the first week in the month of January and has not been completed for the month of February at all. The condition regarding the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom was not in compliance as there were four staff who have worked in the infant classrooms and the sub-chapter H for infant care has not been reviewed with them with the director/owner as required and there was no proof that this had occurred. The four staff were hired on 1/26, 1/28, 2/2, and 2/11/2026. Additionally, related to this condition, the observations that are required to be completed by the director for any staff that work in the infant classroom were reviewed and the director did not observe all staff that work in the infant classroom as required per the condition for the month of January and February, and therefore, this section of this condition is also not compliant. The director was unable to provide proof of written observations completed for this week, 2/9 - 2/13/22026 for any infant caregivers/classrooms.

The toddler classroom was observed having snack and there were no sanitary holders used and food had been placed directly on the table.

A class was observed over ratio during the inspection as there were five children present and one caregiver. The classroom had five children with the specified age group being 0-11 months of age and one caregiver. The maximum number of children that one caregiver can be responsible for with this specified age group is four children, and therefore, this classroom was also over by one child.

Two children in care were observed being fed on high chair and they were observed not strapped into the high chairs. Additionally, the table that requires straps on it continues to be used for children, so they are not strapped in when sat at the table.

During the inspection, a diaper change was observed being conducted and the diaper changing pad was observed with tears still in the older infants classroom and therefore, it is not able to be sanitized as required.

Two children's files that have affidavits of exemption from school or childcare immunizations for reason of conscience that were completed on 2/13/2023 and was required to be updated on or by 2/13/2025 (2 years from the day that it was notarized).

Menus were observed that the afternoon snack served to the children still does not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was still not in compliance as the same staff that had partial of topics obtained for the condition still only had the partial training obtained and was still missing the second training certificate required as the staff had not completed the other training required for this condition to be met. This is not in compliance. Additionally, the condition related to infant care that requires the director/owner to spend a minimum of 30 minutes observing each caregiver in the infant classrooms was in compliance as proof was provided that the director/owner is completing these observations as required.

An infant in care was observed being fed and not strapped into the chair at the table as required.

A diaper changing pad was observed with tears still in the older infants classroom and therefore, it is not able to be sanitized as required.

The fire inspection was due for completion on 1/7/2026 as the previous was completed on 1/7/2025 and has to be completed every 12 months.

The most recent Child Care Regulation inspection form had not been posted as it was conducted on 12/17/2025.

Menus were observed that the afternoon snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

A diaper changing pad was observed with tears in the older infants classroom and therefore, it is not able to be sanitized as required.

Two children's files that have affidavits of exemption from school or childcare immunizations for reason of conscience that were completed on 2/13/2023 and was required to be updated on or by 2/13/2025 (2 years from the day that it was notarized).

The infant feeding instructions were reviewed and one infant was still missing the monthly feeding instructions that were required to be in file.

A child in care still did not have any immunizations in file available for review.

An infant in care was observed not strapped in to the high chair as required.

The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was still not in compliance as the same staff that had partial of topics obtained for the condition still only had the partial training obtained and had not completed the other training required for this condition. Additionally, the condition regarding the infant care subchapter H having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom was in compliance as all staff have had the sub-chapter H for infant care reviewed with them with the director/owner as required. However, the requirement for this condition related to infant care that requires the director/owner to spend a minimum of 30 minutes observing each caregiver in the infant classroom was not in compliance as there was one week in December that this was not completed. The condition regarding the owner/director and the mentor for the operation meeting at least monthly to review minimum standards related to the correct Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety and general director responsibilities was in compliance as the director and mentor met for the month of December. This is in compliance. The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was in compliance because one staff did not have pre-service that but per the director is no longer working with children that are younger than 24 months and also proof that this staff received orientation was reviewed. This is in compliance.

The fire drills were not documented for the months of August, September, and November 2025.

An infant classroom did not have the monthly feeding instructions for the month for two children in care.

A caregiver that was present as a caregiver responsible for the children in a classrooms that has approved variances did not have proof that the staff was notified in writing about the conditions in place for the children in the classroom prior to working in that classroom. Additionally, another caregiver employed that has been present in the classroom with children that have variance did not have proof that the staff was notified in writing about the conditions in place for the children in the classroom prior to working with the children.

The activity plan for the classroom that has threes and four year olds was not complete as it did not have any afternoon activities listed after naptime.

A caregiver, that has not graduated high school, has been counted in ratio however, does not meet age exemption qualifications and is not enrolled in a child-career program approved by TEA/TEPSAC.

The condition regarding the owner/director and the mentor for the operation meeting at least monthly to review minimum standards related to the correct Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety and general director responsibilities did not occur for the month of November between the mentor and the owner/director. The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance because one staff did not have pre-service that has worked with children that are younger than 24 months and also did not have proof that this staff received orientation as signature was not obtain from the individual that provided the orientation to the staff. This staff was hired on 11/20/2025. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there was one staff employed that had partial of topics obtained for the and did not have all the topics required for this condition. The condition regarding the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom was not in compliance as there were one staff who were observed in the classroom and the sub-chapter H for infant care had not been reviewed with them with the director/owner as required. The staff was hired on 11/20/2025.

A child in care did not have any immunizations in file available for review.

An infant was observed sleeping in a play yard that was labeled for another child despite that infant having a play yard labeled.

A younger infant was observed in strapped in a swing, a restrictive device for longer than 15 miinutes.

The condition related to caregiver observations conducted by the owner/director was not in compliance as the director has been conducting observations for each classroom but not for each caregiver in the classrooms that care for children that are working with infants as required.

A caregiver did not use good judgment when placing a pacifier in a play yard that did not belong to the child whose the play yard was labeled for and resulted in the pacifier to be placed in another infant's mouth to whom it did not belong to by another individual.

A fan was observed in a classroom and it is not out of reach of children and was not properly mounted or safeguarded. Additionally, an extension cord was observed without outlets covered and children can reach it in the same classroom. **The extension cord outlets were covered at inspection.

Two classes were observed over ratio during the inspection. One classroom had one caregivers and thirteen two year-old children and the maximum number of two year olds that one caregiver be responsible for is eleven, therefore, the classroom was over by two children. The second classroom had eleven children with the specified age group being 18 -23 months of age and one caregiver. The maximum number of children that one caregiver can be responsible for with this specified age group is nine children, and therefore, this classroom was also over by two children.

A fan was observed in a classroom and it is not out of reach of children and was not properly mounted or safeguarded. Additionally, an extension cord was observed without outlets covered and children can reach it in the same classroom.

The condition regarding the owner/director and the mentor for the operation meeting monthly to discussed the required probation topics of Record Keeping, Personnel, Infant Care, Health Practices, and Safety was not in compliance as there was no proof of these topics being reviewed when record meeting note was reviewed for the month of September. The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance as there was one staff that was hired after the start of the probation date that did not have CPR and First aid training in file for review and they were observed in direct care of children (in the classroom) with children during the inspection. One staff whose first day of employment is 9/5/2025 did not have proof of orientation in file. Three staff whose hire date was 9/15/25, 10/14/25 and 10/14/25 did not have the notarized affidavit in file prior to starting employment. **Corrections were made at inspection with the director and staff for the staff that required orientation to be on file and the notarized affidavits were completed at inspection and placed in the files.

The four caregivers that are in the two separate classrooms with the children that have approved variances were asked about the conditions of the variances and all four stated that they were not aware of the conditions in place for the children have jewelry and have a variance in place.

A caregiver was observed wiping children's hands with Clorox Disinfecting Wipes after working on an paint craft in the classroom and the instructions of this cleaning supply state "Not for cleaning or sanitizing skin" and "Keep out of Reach of Children".

A list of with the child that has a food allergy in the classroom was not observed in the classroom and caregivers stated that they had moved this list and misplaced it.

The condition regarding the infant care sub-chapter having to be reviewed with caregivers prior to them being in the infant classroom was not in compliance as there were two staff who were observed in the classroom and the sub-chapter H for infant care had not been reviewed with them with the director/owner as required. The staff were hired on 9/5/2025 and 9/11/2025. Additionally, two staff that had previously been trained but continue to work with children that are 18 months and younger did not have proof of this being reviewed with them when requested. The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance as there was a staff whose completed training year is 7/17/2024 - 7/17/2025 was missing 2 clocks hours of the required 24 clock hours. There was a staff who was re-hired on 8/25/2025 did not have proof of orientation or required affidavits in file as well as proof with signatures from the director and the staff that the training checklist was reviewed within 14 days of being hired as required for the probation.

The condition regarding staff training/personnel files was not in compliance because one staff did not have a file for review, three staff files were reviewed and did not have at least 8 hours of pre-service in the file that is to be obtained prior to working with children, including pre-service for one staff that was working with children that are younger than 24 months, and there were two staff that were hired after the start of the probation date that did not have CPR and First aid training in the file for review and they were observed in direct care of children (in the classroom) during the inspection. The condition regarding staff obtaining training from an outside source that addresses health and safety practices, with a focus on hand washing and sanitization of equipment and diaper changing surfaces, was not in compliance as there were four staff employed prior to the start of the probation that did not obtain the training within the 60 days of the probation start date. The condition regarding the walk-throughs being completed for the entire indoor and outdoor areas was not in compliance, because the checklist they are using did not include all required items. The checklist was missing medication being stored appropriately and that medication documents were on file for the first two weeks in August.

Three children files reviewed did not have current immunizations in file and one child file did not have any immunizations in file and the child was to have immunizations in file prior to the first day of attending care.

Attendance records for the director were only available for 3 days in the month of August and did not have the previous three months available for review upon request.

The training sheets required for staff were not completed and did not have the required signatures by caregivers and director showing they were reviewed as they were only signed by the director for six staff and seven employees did not have this completed at all in their files. The infant care sub-chapter has not been reviewed with two staff that have worked with infants prior to them being in the infant classroom.

Based on evidence obtained it was determined that a caregiver was using their personal cell phone while in direct supervision of children.

The training sheets required for staff were not completed and did not have the required signatures by caregivers and director showing they were reviewed. The infant care sub-chapter has not been reviewed with two staff that have worked with infants prior to them being in the infant classroom.

Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, individuals have been frequently and routinely present with direct access to children in care prior to notification or an eligible background check notification.

Caregivers were choosing not to follow their activity plan for outside opportunities, despite the weather not preventing them from going outside.

A classroom has that has children that are under 2 years of age has been using hand-sanitizers and wipes instead of washing the children's hands when handwashing needs arise.

The caregiver that required pre-service to be in file did not have all required topics of pre-service training as the following topics were missing: fostering children's self-esteem and positive interaction with children.

One of the caregivers that required at least eight hours of pre-service training before being in the classroom with children is no longer employed at the operation. The other caregiver that required pre-service to be in file did not have proof of all 24 clock hours of pre-service training required.

The appropriate handwashing procedures for older infants was not being followed as the infants hands were not washed at a hand washing sink as appropriate for handwashing procedures for older infants.

An infant was observed having the bottle propped by a blanket.

A 3-month-old infant was placed in the play yard on the stomach to sleep and not facing up.

Various training certificates that were in the staff files did not have trainer qualifications and a qualified trainer listed on the certificates.

Two caregiver files were reviewed and there was no proof of pre-service in file, including pre-service for staff that are working with children that are younger than 24 months.

Two infants that are younger than 12 months of age were observed sleeping in swings (restrictive devices) and covered with blankets.

A staff file was reviewed and did not have the required pre-employment affidavit, form 2912, in file.

A classroom was observed eating lunch prior to washing their hands.

A caregiver employed did not have proof of any training received via training certificates for the completed annual training year of 9/25/2023 - 9/25/2024.

Attendance records for the director was not available for review at inspection.

A caregiver had CPR training that was received online only.

One infant classroom that required written feeding instructions be obtained were last completed in December 2024 and did not have up to date ones, as it is required to be reviewed and updated every 30 days until the infant is on all table food.

The diaper changing surface was not sanitized at all after diaper changes were conducted in a classroom.

Cleaning supplies and hand sanitizers and other items that state "Keep out of Reach of Children" including ointments that were observed within reach in multiple classrooms. One classrooms was observed and did not have outlets covered.

A caregiver was observed doing multiple diaper changes and not washing hands after. Additionally, a caregiver was observed not washing her hands and using hand sanitizer after conducting multiple nose wipes.

Multiple children were observed having their diaper changed and not washing hands after by their caregivers.

A child in care that receives medication while in care did not have a medication authorization available for review.

A group of children were observed playing in a room that also had a large body of water accessible. **The operation placed a cover in the water and covered it during inspection.

A group of children was observed playing outside and not all the children had drinking water available.

The operation had one individual that was terminated on 9/27/2024 that was not inactivated fromt he background check list within 7 days of their termination date. **The operation corrected this at inspection when the individual was inactivated from the background check list.

A fan was observed in the toddler classroom that was not out of reach of children and was not properly mounted or safeguarded. Additionally, a broken slide was observed in the play area that is used by the children. A television in the twos classroom was not anchored properly and poses a risk to tipping over.**The broken slide was removed to outside of the playground area during inspection to throw away.

During the inspection, children were observed playing on play structures with slides that required a minimum of 6 feet all around each structure and use zone and structures were observed in the use zone. Additionally, one slide was observed with the exit of the slide with concrete on the use zone.

A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy plan in file for review.

Multiple fans were observed in classrooms that were not out of reach of children and were not properly mounted or safeguarded. Additionally, broken toys were observed in the play area that is used by the children.

During the inspection, it was observed that the morning snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

A child's who has been prescribed an epi-pen for a diagnosed food allergy has been expired as of 6/2024.

Multiple fans were observed in classrooms that were not out of reach of children and were not properly mounted or safeguarded. Additionally, broken toys were observed in the play area that is used by the children.

A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy plan in file for review.

During the inspection, it was observed that the afternoon snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

A staff employed had two of the required topics in training available for review but was missing four of the required topics - emergency preparedness; storing, handling, and disposing of hazardous materials; building and physical premises; and medication training. The staff did have 6 hours of the required instructor-led training available for review.

During the inspection, it was observed that the afternoon snack served to the children did not meet the two food group requirements as required by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).

Two infants did not have current infant feeding instructions available for review upon request.

Cleaning supplies and hand sanitizers and other items that state "Keep out of Reach of Children" were observed within reach in classrooms. Two classrooms were observed with outlets not covered. *These were corrected at inspection when items were placed out of reach of children and outlets were covered.

Medication was not in the original container so the epi pen lacked vital information including the name of the child's full name who the epi pen belongs to.

Six staff files were reviewed and did not have pre-service in file, including pre-service for staff that are working with children that are younger than 24 months.

Two classes did not have current infant feeding instructions available for review upon request.

Cleaning supplies and hand sanitizers and other items that state "Keep out of Reach of Children" were observed within reach in multiple classrooms and also in the hallway. Fans were not mounted and cords were within reach that pose a risk to children. Multiple classrooms did not have outlets covered. In the playground area, there were multiple broken toys and items that needed to be removed from the play area.

Various training certificates did not have trainer qualifications and a qualified trainer listed on the certificates for staff in file for their annual training.

A child with a diagnosed food allergy plan did not have the parent signature on the food allergy plan that is in file.

One classroom was observed 10 minutes over ratio as the classroom's specified age group 18-23 months of age and there could be 9 children with one staff and there were 10 children with one staff.

One child in care did not have a food allergy plan in file that required a plan in file by the doctor.

A staff was observed at inspection, as the only caregiver, in the classroom, with direct access to children, and did not have proof of current First Aid training in file.

One children's files was reviewed and it did not have any information on the special needs/food allergies that was provided by the parent.

It was found that documents at the operation were falsely documentated as training certificates were altered to put another staff's name.

One caregiver did not have proof off CPR training and First Aid training at all in the file.

Two caregivers employed had only self-study training for their annual training year and self-study cannot exceed more than 3 hours when counted for the annual training year. The staff's annual training year were 5/22/2022 - 5/22/2023 and 8/17/2022 - 8/22/2023.

Multiple children were observed having their diaper changed and not washing hands after.

Six staff files reviewed did not have proof of orientation being received.

Medication was not in the original container so the epi pen lacked vital information including the name of the child's full name who the epi pen belongs to.

Four staff files reviewed did not have high school diplomas or equivalent documented.

A staff employed did not have at least six of the required 30 annual training hours that must come from instructor-led training in the annual training year of 7/15/2022 - 7/15/2023. The staff also did not have any of the additional required topics in the annual training year.

A caregiver was observed doing multiple diaper changes and not washing hands after.

A child that is younger than 12 months was observed sleeping with a blanket in the play yard.

The gas leak inspection has not been conducted within the two year time frame.

The last fire inspection was on 1-4-21. It was due 1-4-22.

The report was not made within the two day timeframe requirement. The incident happened on 8-2-22 and was not reported until 8-5-22.