Caring Hand Learning Center

During the follow up inspection, there were 2 caregivers with 37 children on the playground, exceeding maxium group size.

After reviewing staff files, 6 staff were missing the 2985 affidavit, 4 were missing copy of photo identification, 5 were missing education verification, and 3 were missing a signed statement of overview for operation policies and personnel policies.

During a monitoring inspection, a 6-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the device and place them in their crib.

Two children were missing health statements from a healthcare professional.

During a monitoring inspection, a 6-month-old infant was observed to be asleep on the floor. This was corrected when the caregiver picked the infant up and put them in their crib.

During an inspection, a child was observed placed in a stroller, strapped in, as a way of guidance so they would not run off. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the child from the stroller.

During an inspection, 4 caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for.

During an inspection, it was observed a caregiver left a classroom, leaving the children unattended, to grab something from another room.

During an investigation, there was evidence to suggest a caregiver was present at the operation before receiving an eligible background check.

During an investigation, there was sufficient evidence to show there was not a written notice to parents when there was a lice outbreak.

During an investigation inspection, two classrooms were observed to be out of ratio. This was corrected when another went into each room.

During the walkthrough, I observed that one slide was broken in the middle, and there were rocks inside.

During a DFPS investigation, it was determined operation staff did not notify CCR about a child left alone on the playground.

During a DFPS investigation operation staff were found to provide a parent of a child in care inaccurate information regarding an incident that occurred with their child.

During a DFPS investigation a child in care was observed to have been left alone on the playground for about 10 minutes.

1 staff did not have the required affidavit, background verification, CPR and First Aid, high school diploma. for review. A second staff did not have annual trainings.

Three vehicles used for transportation was observed and does not have current registration stickers.

1 staff did not have the required affidavit, background verification, CPR and First Aid, high school diploma. for review. A second staff did not have annual trainings.

Two caregivers were observed on personal cell phones while caring for children. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver put the device away.

A caregiver was observed allowing a child to go to the bathroom unsupervised. The caregiver then left the classroom leaving the children unsupervised.

The vehicles used for transportation did not have the required registration.

There must not be any peeling paint or separation of border which can cause a hazard.

A caregiver was observed in the classroom with 6 children bringing the classroom out of ratio by 1. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the room.

The parent board was missing the written activity plans for each age group, a list of the current employees, the emergency evacuation plan, and the most recent licensing inspection.

An incident placing a child at risk was not reported to Child Care Regulation as required.

It was found that one child gained access to the operation's outdoor playground by a propped open door. The child was found to be left unsupervised for about 2-3 minutes.

One caregiver stated that they were responsible for 7 children. There were 6 children observed in the classroom.

One plastic playground structure was observed to be in disrepair and cracks were covered with tape. The director stated that the equipment would be removed and children would not use the equipment.

It was found that one caregiver did not have current transportation training and is frequently transporting children in the operation van.

It was found during the investigation that one child was present at the operation without enrollment information.

It was found during this investigation, that one child was left outside on the playground unsupervised.

One caregiver, responsible for transporting children, was unable to provide a current driver's license and there was not one on file. The caregiver will not transport children until a valid driver's license is obtained.

During the follow-up inspection it was observed that there were 37 children in a combined nap room with an average age of 3 years old. Nap ratio was over by 7 children.

During the monitoring inspection it was found that the vans used to transport were not equipped with working electronic child safety alarms.

During the monitoring inspection it was observed that the operation was reducing number of caregivers during naptime for children that were under 18 months old. There was a combined nap room with children ranging from 13 months to 2 years old in a 1 caregiver to 16 children ratio.