Mary’s Little Lamb Academy

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

“There was a four year old child who walked into the office by himself.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 22, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 5, 2025.

Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

“There were four out of eight children’s files missing emergency contact info.”

Rule 746.605(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 25, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 30, 2025.

Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required

“There were less than 24 hours of training for seven out of eight employee files.”

Rule 746.1309(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 5, 2025.

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

“There was a child aged 8 by himself in a classroom.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

“There was an infant seven months old in a bouncer for 25 minutes.”

Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

“A teacher was using bleach on the floor where children were playing. This was corrected when the teacher put the bleach away.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025.

Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children

“There were 16 children between the ages of 16 months to two years old with one caregiver. This was corrected when a second caregiver entered the room.”

Rule 746.1609. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 30, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer

“Two children were not strapped in correctly to a highchair. This was corrected when the caregiver properly strapped in the children.”

Rule 746.4501(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025.

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

“There is sufficient evidence to support the allegation that personal devices are being used by caregivers.”

Rule 746.1203(3)(D). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 21, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

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

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that good judgement was not used when a caregiver lied to a child?s parents and the DFPS investigator, as well as falsified an incident report regarding how a child received an injury”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

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

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was not adequately supervised when they were able to fall out of a crib.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a restrictive device for more than 15 minutes”

Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a child was placed in a crib as a form of discipline and made to remain in the crib for more than 30 minutes.”

Rule 746.2805(10). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver aggressively grabbed and pulled a child by both arms and then again by one arm.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that an infant classroom was left out of ratio on numerous occasions when a caregiver left the room leave one caregiver alone with six, seven, eight, and nine children at different times of the day.”

Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Basic Requirements for Infants - Holding and Comforting

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a caregiver did not comfort an upset infant when the infant was left upset and crying while the caregiver ignored the child.”

Rule 746.2401(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Crib Activities

“Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a 16-month-old infant was left in a crib on numerous occasions for more than 30 minutes.”

Rule 746.2425. Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 11, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 22, 2025.

Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

“An infant was observed sleeping with a bottle in the crib This was corrected during the inspection when I observed the caregiver remove the bottle from the crib.”

Rule 746.2419(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 19, 2025.

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

“Two infants were observed not strapped in there high chairs. One out of the two children actually got out of the seat and was standing on top on the high chair. This was corrected during inspection when the caregiver removed all the children from the high chairs.”

Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 13, 2024.

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

“One staff member was observed to be present at the operation without notification of eligibility from the Centralized Background Check Unit. This was corrected during the inspection when the director had the caregiver leave the operation.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 22, 2024. Correction verified: May 28, 2024.

Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met

“During the follow-up inspection a 17 month old infant was observed napping in a classroom with 31 children. The specified age group for the classroom is two. The max number of children that can be present is twenty two. Due to the infant being under 18 months, the nap time ratio can not be reduced by 50 percent.”

Rule 746.1613(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 14, 2024. Correction verified: May 22, 2024.

Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children

“An infant classroom had nineteen infants with three caregivers during nap time. The youngest child was eight months and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The classrooms specified age group was fifteen months. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to there classroom.”

Rule 746.1609. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2024. Correction verified: May 14, 2024.

Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met

“During the inspection two infant classrooms were grouped together during nap time. There was a total of nineteen infants with three caregivers. The youngest child was eight months old and the oldest child was seventeen months old. The specified age group was fifteen months old. This was corrected during inspection when the infant class moved back to there classroom.”

Rule 746.1613(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 6, 2024. Correction verified: May 14, 2024.

Maintain Sand Boxes/Tables in Sanitary Manner

“Three live ant beds were observed outside on the playground.”

Rule 746.3407(7). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 15, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 9, 2024.

Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

“It was found that the fire inspection was not completed.”

Rule 746.5101(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 9, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 31, 2024.

Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing

“It was observed that the outside play structure does not have surfacing. Note: Picture was taken.”

Rule 746.4901(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 1, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 30, 2024.