Little Blessings Preschool

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“An individual has been residing at the operation without an eligible notification from the background check unit.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 4, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 11, 2023.

AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

“An individual has been residing at the operation without an eligible notification from the background check unit.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 25, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2023.

Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training

“There were only 17 hours avaiable for review for the primary caregiver for the last training year, 2021-2022, therefore, 13 hours were not able to be reviewed. For the other staff, there were only a total of 4 hours that were able to be reviewed during the inspection for annual training year 2021-2022.”

Rule 747.1303(5)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 2, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2023.

Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home

Rule 747.1801. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 25, 2023. Correction verified: Oct 4, 2023.

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Use of Safety Straps

“An infant in care was not strapped in to the high chair as required. **This was corrected when the provider strapped the child in to the high chair.”

Rule 747.2307. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 13, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2023.

Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Used According to Manufacturer’s Instructions

“The active play equipment in the back play area is not used per manufacturing instructions for the children that are permitted to play on it based on the ages of the children that can play on the equipment.”

Rule 747.4401(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2023.

Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

“The use zone for a stationary equipment was observed and the use zone for swings on the stationary equipment did not meet the required use zone as it did not extend twice the height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the surface below and only measured. Additionally, on the stationary equipment the slide attached did not meet the necessary use zone of 6 feet all around.”

Rule 747.4603. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2023.

Fenced Outdoor Activity Space

“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation has allowed children that are younger than five years of age to play in the front yard. The front yard is not fenced in and therefore, cannot be used for outdoor time by children that are younger than school age.”

Rule 747.4105. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2023.

Notification of Change in Space

“Based on the evidence obtained during the investigation, the operation increased the size of the outdoor play areas used by the children in care prior to notifying Child Care Regulation.”

Rule 747.301(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 7, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 13, 2023.

Training Requirements for Caregivers Licensed -24 hours Annual Training

“A caregiver was missing 5 clock hours of the required 24 clock hours for annual training from 6/28/2021 - 6/28/2022.”

Rule 747.1303(4)(A). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 14, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 14, 2022.

Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Emergency Plan

“A child with a listed diagnosed food allergy did not have a food allergy plan in file for review.”

Rule 747.605(16). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 14, 2022. Correction verified: Dec 12, 2022.

Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

“The fence had a hole and an adult hand could easily fit through the hole and it posed a hazard and risk for a child as the play area was not properly enclosed.”

Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2022.

Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“The operational policies did not have a complete policy regarding information to parents about the promotion of physical activity.”

Rule 747.501(8). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 22, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2022.

Children’s Records - Admission Information

“Two children’s files were missing information in their file. One child was missing the home address/parent home address and missing the address for one emergency contact listed by the parent. The other child file was missing the safe sleep policy in file by the parent and signed by the parent, as well as was missing the parent signature at the end of the child admission record form.”

Rule 747.603(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2022.

Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions

“An infant in care that is not on table food did not have infant feeding instructions available for review.”

Rule 747.801(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2022. Correction verified: Jun 20, 2022.