Children’s Lighthouse at Heritage

Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

“Two of the ten staff files reviewed did not have a notarized Affidavit for Applicants for Employment (Form 2985) on file.”

Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 2, 2026. Correction verified: Oct 28, 2026.

Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver grabbed a child by the back of the shirt and pulled them back.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2026.

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation concerns that a caregiver grabbed a child’s arm.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 11, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 25, 2026.

Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing

“At 7:23 am, during the walk-through of the operation, I observed 23 children in Room 5. There are 4 children who are 2 years old. The teacher confirmed the children’s ages. The operation corrected this deficiency after I question the opening mix group ratio.”

Rule 746.1615. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2026.

Parent right to be free from retaliatory action

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the parent filed a report with Child Care Regulation.”

Rule 746.521(11). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 1, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 10, 2026.

Parent right to file a complaint

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the family filed a complaint.”

Rule 746.521(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 1, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 10, 2026.

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“During the walkthrough, I observed that Room 7 children’s bathroom (children aged from 2 to 4 years old) has cleaning supplies (Swiffer mop with cleaning solution) attached) in the children’s bathroom.”

Rule 746.3701. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 8, 2026.

AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“A caregiver with provisional eligibility was observed to be caring for a group a children with no other qualified caregiver in the room with them. This was corrected during the inspection.”

Rule 745.635(3). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 26, 2026.

AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver who is provisionally eligible with conditions did not follow one of the listed conditions when they were left alone in charge of the care of a group of children.”

Rule 745.635(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2026.

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report a situation that may have placed a child at risk when they did not notify Child Care Regulation that concerns were expressed about a staff member hitting a child on their hand.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 11, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 26, 2026.

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A caregiver failed to provide supervision, resulting in the child being in the bathroom for over an hour.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 2, 2026.

Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

“A caregiver was observed to leave a class of children unsupervised for approximately 3-5 minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 6, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 14, 2026.

Medication No Longer Used

“During the monitoring visit, the operation had three medications that were expired for children enrolled in the operation.”

Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 31, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 22, 2025.

Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

“All vans were missing complete first aid kits. This was corrected when the director added missing items to make each kit complete.”

Rule 746.5617(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 31, 2024.

Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

“The caregiver did not exercise good judgment to assist the child off of the cots.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 9, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 16, 2024.