Guidance Preparatory Academy

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“One childs EpiPen is expired.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 7, 2026.

Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

“Two staff are missing required training topics and hours for the last full year.”

Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 7, 2026.

Activities for Infants - Outdoor Play Daily

“It was determined that the younger infants have not being going outside.”

Rule 746.2417(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 17, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 7, 2026.

Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

“Two infant feeding instructions were not signed by the parents.”

Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 19, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 17, 2026.

Children’s Records - Immunizations

“One childs exemption request on file has expired.”

Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 7, 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 did not follow name to face procedures when transitioning from the outside playground to the classroom. As a result, a child was left outside on the playground unsupervised for approximately 4 to 5 minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 25, 2026. Correction verified: Jul 7, 2026.

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

“An employee did not use good judgment when management was not immediately notified of an incident that occurred.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2026. Correction verified: May 28, 2026.

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

“Two caregivers did not follow procedures of name to face for all children when transitioning from the classroom to the outside playground. As a result, a child was left inside the classroom unsupervised for approximately 11 minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 13, 2026. Correction verified: May 28, 2026.

Care Requirements for Toddlers - Holding and Comforting

“Based on information gathered during the investigation and a review of video footage, a caregiver failed to provide comfort to a toddler who was visibly upset during drop‑off times.”

Rule 746.2501(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 4, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 4, 2026.

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

“During morning dropout toddler walked out of the Two A classroom due to the door being left open by a parent dropping off.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on information gathered through the course of the investigation, it is determined that children at the operation have been inappropriately grabbed by caregivers.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 17, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 17, 2025.

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

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, a caregiver did not demonstrate competency by ensuring the Pre-B schedule was followed and children in care were fed before being instructed to lie down for naptime.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2025.

Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

“Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that caregivers have been using their personal devices while caring for children.”

Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2025.

Nutrition and Food Service - Meal and Snack Schedule

“Based on information gathered during the inspection, children in care went more than 3 hours without a meal or snack.”

Rule 746.3303. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 19, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 5, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

“Based on information gathered during the investigation, it is determined that a toddler caregiver hit a child’s hand while in care, and has hit children’s hands in the past.”

Rule 746.2805(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on information gathered during the investigation, a caregiver has inappropriately grabbed children in the toddler classroom.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“Based on information gathered during the investigation, a toddler caregiver has been observed yelling in the children’s faces.”

Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance

“Based on video footage reviewed and information gathered from interviews, a caregiver positioned a toddler in front of a chair when they were not listening. The caregiver then sat down in the chair with their legs enclosing the child beneath them.”

Rule 746.2803(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver inappropriately handled a child while in care.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 10, 2025. Correction verified: Oct 23, 2025.

Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that approximately since May of 2024, the director and assistant director have been knowledgeable of multiple ongoing concerns of minimum standards violations at the operation that places children at risk.”

Rule 746.1003(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in the operation?s 1B, 2A, 2C, and 3B classrooms have been witnessed inappropriately grabbing and pulling children. One caregiver was observed pulling a child up off the floor by the collar of their shirt.”

Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in the operation?s 1B, 2A, 2C, and 3B classrooms have been witnessed inappropriately grabbing and pulling children. One caregiver was observed pulling a child up off the floor by the collar of their shirt.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that caregivers in 1B, 2A, and 3B have been observed yelling in the children?s faces and using aggressive language. It is determined that the caregiver in 3B has used other children to taunt and humiliate children who wet themselves, misbehave, etc.”

Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Based on information gathered, no incident report was created for an incident involving a child being placed out the back door of the classroom and being left outside with no direct supervision. The incident reported was not created as of 6/25/2025.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

“Based on information gathered, it is determined that an infant/toddler caregiver has frequently not promptly changed children?s diapers resulting in diaper rashes and dried poop being found on them by other caregivers.”

Rule 746.3501(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Background Check Validation - You must inactivate a subject who is no longer associated with your operation within 7 days of leaving

“Based on information gathered during the investigation, the operation has two subjects with active background checks who have not been employed there for over 7 days.”

Rule 745.651(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Written Operational Policies - Exclusion Criteria

“Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, it is determined that the operation has allowed children with a fever to remain in care. When children are sent home with a fever, they are not required to remain out of care until 24 hours symptom-free.”

Rule 746.501(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent

“Based on information gathered, no incident report was created for an incident involving a child being placed out the back door of the classroom and being left outside with no direct supervision. The incident reported was not created as of 6/25/2025.”

Rule 746.707. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.