The Morgan Center, LLC

Notification of Change in Space

“The operation failed to notify licensing of the move/reconfiguration of the infant room and the toddler room.”

Rule 746.301(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 12, 2023.

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

“It was determined that the operation was not utilizing a piece of outdoor equipment per the manufacturer’s instructions or guidelines. The equipment is intended to be a crawling toy instead of a climber.”

Rule 746.4601(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2023. Correction verified: Sep 12, 2023.

Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Not Set Up During Other Activities

“Two pre-k classroom were noted placing sleeping cots with no space in between each other. Note: Both classrooms arranged the cots with adequate spacing, it was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.2909(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 30, 2023.

AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

“The caregivers in charge of the toddler classroom were negligent when they failed to account for a child who was able to leave the facility unattended and was found 6 minutes later unharmed.”

Rule 746.1201(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 13, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 24, 2023.

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

“Supervision was compromised when a toddler was left unsupervised and wandered away from the operation. The child was later found unharmed by a bystander.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 13, 2023. Correction verified: Mar 24, 2023.

Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“Based on the video, a caregiver was heard using a loud tone when talking to a seventeen-month-old while the child was still in the crib. NOTE: This caregiver was terminated.”

Rule 746.2805(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 27, 2023.

Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance

“Based on the interviews, it was determined that positive methods of discipline were not used when a caregiver was seen putting a toddler down on his back forcibly in the crib. Based on the video, that same caregiver was seen grabbing a toddler by the forearms out of a crib and placing him on the ground. NOTE: This caregiver was terminated.”

Rule 746.2803(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 27, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 27, 2023.

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“Toy bins were observed in several rooms to have an accumulation of dirty on the inside bottom of the bins. The exercisers in the infant room had dirt in the cervices on the tabletop of the equipment. Several toys were found on the playground with cracks that were sharp to the touch. A lattice that is nail to another fencing is broke in several places and is sharp to the touch and accessible to children. This was corrected during the inspection.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022.

Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

“Five out of eight children’s records did not have the special needs statement.”

Rule 746.605(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 10, 2022.

Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity

“Parts of the promotion of Physical Activity was not available for review in the Operational Policies.”

Rule 746.501(a)(18). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 21, 2022.

Documented Annual Training-Self-Instructional 80%

“One out of eight employees did not have the required hours for face-to-face training.”

Rule 746.1309(g). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 11, 2022. Correction verified: Nov 15, 2022.

Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation’s child-care program

“One child did not have health statements completed by a doctor stating the child was healthy enough to be in daycare after being enrolled in daycare for over a year.”

Rule 746.611(a)(1). Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 14, 2022. Correction verified: Oct 24, 2022.

Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

“The operation did not notify Licensing about a positive COVID cases within the 2 days allowed.”

Rule 746.305(a)(4). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 9, 2022. Correction verified: Sep 13, 2022.

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

“One caregiver was observed in the infant II classroom with direct access to children without receiving an eligibility letter from the background unit. This was corrected when the person in charge removed her from the room.”

Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 8, 2021.