Play Palace

The fire inspection on file is expired.

Staff was seen on video using their feet to redirect children.

The operation did not report the number of employees who left during 2025.

Two out of six children's files had parents listed as emergency contacts.

Six of six employee files were missing the annual trainings.

Five out of six employees had CPR cards that were expired. One employee also did not have CPR card on file.

The children in three of four classrooms were eating snacks on the bare table. This was corrected at inspection when caregivers put napkins on the table.

There were no activity plans posted or in the classrooms.

Three out of six children's files were missing the date of admission.

There were no playground maintenance checklists made available.

There was a broom and a can of OFF bug spray found on the playground.

Two out of six children were missing consent for transportation.

The sanitation record on file was expired.

Two out of six children's files were missing the consent for field trips.

During the walkthrough of the playground. I observed broken, shear, and sharp points exposed on the playground fence.

4 out of 6 staff members did not have current CPR Training.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection.

PreK-4 caregiver did not know how many children there were. Caregiver stated there were 20 children, but there were 19 three-year-olds.

A bottle of medication was sitting on a counter approximately 4 feet tall, in the PreK-3 classroom. Children were in the PreK-3 classroom at that time.

A trash can was full of food wrappers, food containers and was accessible to the children in the Prek-4 classroom. There were two bottles of cleaning wipes accessible to children in the Prek-4 class near the entrance to the bathrooms. A trash can in the hallway by the bathrooms had dirty wipes and plastic gloves from changing diapers accessible to children.

The gas inspection was last conducted October 1, 2021, and has been expired for 6 months.

The three year old classroom had 19 children to one caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.

The television was on at the inspector's arrival. It remained on when a 15 month old arrived and was sat on a highchair for breakfast. The television was turned off when the inspector spke to the caregivers.

There were 14 children in care between 4 months -11 years in care. A caregiver stepped out of the operation to the parking lot when the inspector arrived. The other caregiver was at the operation's front door. There were 2 infants in care age 4 and 15 months old. The cook was in the kitchen.

The television was on at the inspector's arrival and remained on for another 45 minutes. One infant was in the stroller, and another infant was sitting on a highchair facing the television.

Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered, there is sufficient evidence to determine deficiencies related crib placement. The cribs were close enough to where an infant when awake may reach into another crib or in close proximity when sleeping.

The operational policies did not contain the following information: Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan) ; your policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play ; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor ; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation ; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place ; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities ; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. [

Loos fill material was installed over concrete in the outdoor play area.

Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available for review upon request.

5 infants were observed with one caregiver in the infant room. The specified age group at the time was 0-11 months and the child to caregiver ratio should've been two caregivers to 5 infants. Note: Discussed importance of following the procedure of calling another caregiver in for help when caregivers need to leave the room to ensure ratio is maintained at all times.

A television was placed on a book shelf and was not mounted or anchored and could tip over and injure a child.

The Operational Policies did not contain a Safe Sleep Policy for Infants under 12 months.

One classroom did not have an evacuation and relocation diagram posted. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the evacuation and relocation diagram was posted.

One classroom did not have sufficient lighting during naptime. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when additional lighting was added to the classroom.

Two children's medications were not properly labeled with the children's first and last name. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the medications were properly labeled.

The first aid kit in one transportation vehicle was missing gloves, tape, and gauze. The first aid kit in the other transportation vehicle was missing a thermometer. The first aid kit in the operation was missing cotton, thermometer, and scissors. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the items were added to the first aid kits.

The operation has not had a gas leak inspection since 3/13/2019.

Multiple children being transported did not have emergency medical authorization in the vehicle. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the emergency medical authorization was added to the vehicle.

One transportation vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher in the vehicle. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when a fire extinguisher was added to the vehicle.