Elvia Turrubiartes

The parent handbook was missing information about a new dog in the home, recommended clothing for outside time and how long children play outside, and instructions for how parents can find minimum standards online.

One household member did not have record of receiving orientation.

A bottle of Febreze was left within the reach of children. This was corrected during the inspection when the Febreze was moved out of the reach of children.

The primary caregiver was missing 10 hours of annual training, including training in handling hazardous materials and injury prevention. The primary caregiver also had not received six hours of instructor-led training.

A fire drill had not been conducted for December. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was completed and the children were able to exit within three minutes.

The smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher had not been checked in December. This was corrected during the inspection when the detectors and fire extinguisher were checked.

The living room is used by children in care but did not have a smoke detector.

The operation did not have their most recent inspection report posted. This was corrected during the inspection when the primary caregiver printed the inspection report and posted it on the wall.

The daily activity plan only had one opportunity of outdoor play scheduled.

The operation uses meals and snacks provided by the parents, but did not have a signed statement from each parent acknowledging that they choose to provide their own food and that the child-care home is not responsible for the nutritional value of the food or meeting the children's daily food needs.

The operational policies were missing a promotion of physical activity as well as the contact information for the local licensing office, the DFPS website, and the abuse/neglect hotline number.

Out of the three children's files reviewed, three were missing dates of admission, one's emergency medical authorization was not complete, two did not have confirmation that a parent had received the operational policies, and two were missing healthcare statements

During the inspection the operation did not have an written activity plan/schedule for children in care.

During the inspection there was no documentation of fire drills being condcuted within the past eight months. This was corrected by a fire drill being completed.

During the inspection the operation did not have a policiy on the promotion of outdoor play.

During the inspection a three year old was observed watching a cartoon on a computer tablet for more than the one hour per day allowance. This was corrected during the inspection by the caregvier removing the tablet.

During the inspection the operation did not have documentation of fire extinguisher, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors being completed on a monthly basis. This was corrected during the inspection by the checks being completed and documented.