Union Christian Academy

The operation does not have a section in their operational policy regarding procedures for inclusive care for children with special care needs.

Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation, it was determined that the operation did not notify CCR when a child was left on the operation's vehicle alone.

Based on evidence gathered throughout the investigation it was determined that the operation left a child on the operation's vehicle.

The safety alarm on the operation's vehicle was not observed to be in working order at the time of the inspection.

The children at the operation have not had outside time since April 3, 2026.

One child's file was missing a health statement.

The operation did not have any documentation of caregiver observations from the month of March available for review as required by their probation conditions. The operation staff received and acknowledged the probation information including the required time frame for conducting an audit on their children's and staff files. The operation did not conduct an audit on their children's files and staff files within 30 days of the start of the probation period, as required by their conditions. During the inspection, the operation was unable to provide documentation showing that the required meeting was held within the required time frame or that all staff received and acknowledged the probation information.

The operation's Director and caregivers did not have the required training topics within their annual trainings.

Three children's files were missing health statments. One child was missing custody documnetations.

The operation staff received and acknowledged the probation information including the required time frame for conducting an audit on their children's and staff files. The operation did not conduct an audit on their children's files and staff files within 30 days of the start of the probation period, as required by their conditions. During the inspection, the operation was unable to provide documentation showing that the required meeting was held within the required time frame or that all staff received and acknowledged the probation information.

During the inspection, the operation was unable to provide documentation showing that the required meeting was held within the required time frame or that all staff received and acknowledged the probation information.

One child was observed in a restrictive device for 1.5 hours.

An infant was observed asleep with a bottle in a rocker for at least 20 minutes.

One caregiver was observed propping an infant's bottle with a blanket in a swing. The infant was not able to hold the bottle.

One caregiver interviewed reported that children may be in restrictive devices for up to 30 minutes without eating. Two children were observed in a restrictive device for over 30 minutes. The children were not eating during this time.

One classroom was left unsupervised for 14 minutes during naptime.

A caregiver was observed leaving one child unattended in a classroom for about three minutes.

A child was not offered lunch during lunch time.

A caregiver was observed pulling a highchair with a child seated inside of it from the cafeteria, through the hallway and into the child's classroom. The child was not strapped in.

A caregiver was observed popping a child with their hand.

A caregiver left a child in a highchair with no food or activities for over two and a half hours to prevent the child from running in the classroom.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A child was subjected to harsh and profane language.

One child was observed being placed in a high chair. The child was not strapped in.

A fire drill was practiced at the time of inspection. The caregivers were not following their emergency preparedness plan. Caregivers did not bring documentation: Authorization for emergency care for each child in care. Two students in care did not have emergency contact information brought outside during the fire drill.

Safety documentation for fire drills and documentation for testing or checking carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors were not documented for the month of June.

Feeding instructions for one infant are not current.

One 18-23 month class and one three year old class did not follow their activity schedule time for outdoor activities. Despite the clear skies and temperature of 82 degrees, the caregivers made the decision to stay indoors and skip outdoor time.

A fire drill was practiced at the time of inspection. The caregivers were not following their emergency preparedness plan. Caregivers did not bring documentation: Parent and emergency contact telephone numbers for each child in care, authorization for emergency care for each child in care, or thechild tracking system information for children in care.

The infant classroom had greater than an 18 month age difference between the youngest and oldest child. The youngest child in the room was three months and the oldest child in the room was 23 months. This was corrected at inspection when the 3 month old was moved out of the classroom.

The interior of one restroom sink cabinet in the infant classroom shows advanced signs of water damage and deterioration and dead cockroaches are located in the Pre-K classroom restroom.

A parent of two students did not sign admission paperwork.

One infant requiring feeding instructions does not have feeding instructions on file.

Two newly enrolled students do not have admission paperwork.

The following information is missing from children's records: 1) six students need completed physician information 2) one students needs parent permission for emergency medical authorization 3) five students need a health statement 4) nine students need completed emergency contact information

Personnel trainings were not available for review during the inspection.

Out of 15 children's files reviewed, 13 were found to be missing the following information: - Eight files did not have a parent signature. - Four files were missing documentation for emergency medical attention. - Three files lacked the emergency contact address. - Eleven files did not include the admission date.

A storage room contains a bottle of laundry detergent accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection by moving the detergent to a higher shelf and closing the door.

Eight children's files were reviewed and were missing the following: 1. Emergency medical attention documentation 2. Special care documentation 3. Emergency contact address 4. Provided operational policies 5. School name and phone number 6. Health Statement 7. Water activities

Smoke detector testing has not been documented for the 2024 calendar year.

A smoke detector in one classroom has been beeping for several weeks. This has been known to center staff and has not been addressed.

One classroom had chemicals accessible to children. Chemicals were located in a cabinet without a child lock.

Caregivers do not have access to the locked gates on the playground. The gates serve as a secondary exit out of the outdoor play area.

One classroom had chemicals accessible to children due to a child lock that the caregiver was aware was broken.

Six out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(4) preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Three out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(1) emergency preparedness training, and four out of eight caregivers are missing 746.1309(e)(2) preventing and controlling the spread of communicable disease.

Four of the four infants enrolled in the 0-11 month class do not have current feeding instructions.

Two caregivers do not have pediatric first aid training.

Completed emergency contact information was not available for two of the ten child files reviewed.

A caregiver that cares for children under 24 months is missing shaken baby, SIDS, and early childhood brain development for the 2022-2023 training year.

One caregiver is missing pediatric first aid training.

Children's hands were not washed after diaper changing. Children were requested to throw away their own diaper before returning to the group.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. The center director was made aware of allegations of sexual abuse and failed to report this.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. Children were left unattended on the school bus when the driver went into a school, and they were left unattended when the driver went to get gas.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. One caregiver hit a child with their hand and another caregiver hit a different child with an instrument.

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver displayed poor judgment when a derogatory remark was used to point out a child's misbehavior.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver used inappropriate discipline when they hit a child on the back of the head.

3 of 10 student files reviewed did not include a health statement.

No orientation training was on file for 3 of 10 staff members.

Two infant care teachers did not have required infant trainings.

A vehicle transporter and the center director did not have transportation training on file.

Two infants, not yet ready for table food, did not have feeding instructions on file.

1 of 10 student files did not include a phone number, address, and name for an emergency pick up person.

The operation's vehicle used to transport children in care did not include emergency medical transportation information.

1 of 10 student files did not include current immunization records.

It was determined that a caregiver used her hand to hit a child as a form of guidance.

Adequate storage space was not available in an infant classroom for each child's personal belongings.

The emergency diagram did not include a designated location inside the child-care center where all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection as this information was added to emergency diagrams.

1 of 10 staff files reviewed did not include 24 complete training hours.

An infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection as the infant was removed from the restrictive device and placed in a crib to sleep.

Infants in care did not have daily reports available for review.

3 staff members responsible for transporting children in care did not have transportation training available.

Feeding instructions were not available for infants in care.

Emergency medical contact information was not available for children being transported by the operation.

1 of 10 staff files reviewed did not include an employee affidavit.

1 staff member did not have required pre-service training hours prior to being counted in ratio.

The operation's emergency preparedness plan did not include how children will be evacuated or relocated to the designated safe area or alternate shelter, including specific procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age. This deficiency was corrected during the inspection as this information was added to the emergency preparedness plan.

The operation failed to document fire drills were conducted during operating hours. The last documented fire drill was done in April 2021 and May 2021 for carbon monoxide, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher.

The loose fill in the playground area was not at the proper depth.

The transportation vehicles did not have a child safety alarm system.

The operation allowed an individual to be present before knowing the background check status.

The staff member that transports the children has not completed transportation safety training.

The operation has an expired health inspection.

The playground's activity equipment has a long screw exposed.

The operation's fire inspection has expired.