Central Texas 4C Inc. DBA Ave C Head Start

The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/09/24.

During the investigation it was found that a child was left unattended in a classroom during a transition period. The caregiver did not account for all the children in their group before closing the classroom door to their room.

The annual health inspection was not conducted. The last health inspection was conducted on 12/04/23.

A child in care was pulled by the arm and dragged across the floor.

A caregiver was aware of a child being inappropriately disciplined and did not report it to licensing.

During the monitoring inspection a caregiver wiped two children's noses and did not wash their hands. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver was asked to wash their hands, and did, and the expectations for hand washing after wiping noses was explained.

During the monitoring and investigation inspection it was observed that the last fire drill documented was in June 2023. Fire drills are required to be practiced one time per month. Staff stated a drill had been practiced since June, however it was not documented.

Operation staff failed to report suspected abuse.

During the investigation it was found that the operation had not notified parents of allegations of abuse.

During the investigation it was found that there was a situation reported within the operation of a possible situation that placed a child or children at risk, but this situation was not reported to licensing within the two day required time frame. Operation understands reporting criteria and will do so moving forward.