Sweetwater ISD Early Head Start

Evidence gathered during this investigation shows a caregiver did not use good judgment when dealing with children. Evidence shows a caregiver pulled a child's hair and also told another child to bite a child back after a biting incident.

2 infants were observed to be sleeping on pillows that were on the floor in the infant room. This was corrected at inspection when the infants were removed from the pilows and placed in their cribs.

A caregvier was observed changing diapers on the playground without washing the child hands or the caregviers hands. Only wipes were being used for handwashing.

One child record surveyed out of four did not have a current immunzation record.

A 7 week old infant in care was swaddled while sleeping in the crib. This was immediately corrected during the inspection by removing the swaddling device.

During the inspection three outlets were missing safety covers. This was corrected at inspection when safety covers were replaced for these outlets.

Policy and procedures were reviewed by CCR and Director. The following policies and procedures were missing: immunization requirements for children, elements of promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity, parental communication with the director, and a current and valid CCR phone number.

Based on the information obtained, a caregiver yelled at children and a child was in placed in timeout for an inappropriate amount of time.

Based on the information obtained, a caregiver grabbed or yanked children with force to pull them towards her or to a different direction. A child's head was also pushed.

It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation, that multiple caregivers reported incidents to their administration per Region 14 policy, but they failed to report this to Child Care Regulation as a professional mandated reporter. Furthermore, Region 14 had advised all personnel that they must report concerns with the administration, contradicting the reporting mandate for CCR. Region 14 staff failed to also report the standard violations to CCR.