Cadence Academy

Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child

“During the course of the investigation, it was found that a child was served food containing an item from their allergy list.”

Rule 746.3301(i). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 8, 2026. Correction verified: Sep 15, 2026.

Written Operational Policies - Procedures parents access minimum standards online, TX A/N hotline, and HHSC website

“The operational policies did not contain information on how to access Minimum Standard Rules, the Texas Abuse hotline or the HHSC website.”

Rule 746.501(a)(23). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 27, 2026. Correction verified: Aug 7, 2026.

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

“Two orbital spinners on the school age playground did not have any loose-fill or unitary surfacing under them.”

Rule 746.4901(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 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

“It was determined that a child was left unsupervised for approximately three minutes.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 12, 2026.

Diaper Changing Steps- Prompt

“During the investigation, it was determined that several children were not promptly changed when they had soiled or wet diapers/clothing.”

Rule 746.3501(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 5, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 12, 2026.

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

“Based upon a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury occurred when a child was unsupervised on the side of the gated corridor and unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 9, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 17, 2026.

Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

“Licensing wasn’t notified when it was determined a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury or harm when a child was able to walk down the side of the gated corridor to unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.”

Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 9, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 17, 2026.

Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk

“An incident report was not provided to the parent when a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury or harm when a child was able to walk down the side of the gated corridor unsupervised to unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.”

Rule 746.701(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 9, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 17, 2026.

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

“A Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Care Plan (FARE) did not have the parent’s signature.”

Rule 746.3819. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 30, 2026. Correction verified: Jan 29, 2026.

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

“At time of inspection, a PreK caregiver stated class had twenty children when they had nineteen. This was corrected at inspection.”

Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 27, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

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

“At time of inspection, cleaning chemicals were observed at child’s reach in the school aged class.”

Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Corrections Made to Fire Inspection

“At time of inspection, operations last fire inspection was conducted on 11.4.24 that required corrections made and have not been completed.”

Rule 746.5105. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 28, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 5, 2026.

Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

“At time of inspection one out of ten staff files had an expired CPR/First Aid certification.”

Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually

“At the time of inspection, the director and drivers had completed only one hour of transportation training, which is below the required two hours.”

Rule 746.1316(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 29, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“At time of inspection the grass to the school aged playground was approxiamelty 4 inches tall. At time of inspection there was a gap in the school aged fence approximatley 3 inches.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 17, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age

“At time of inspection, children were not sleeping in their assigned cot in two different toddler classes .”

Rule 746.4503(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 5, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies

“At time of inspection, ten staff files did not have verification of acknowledgment of staff and operational policies.”

Rule 746.901(7)(A). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2025. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2025.

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

“Caregivers exhibited lack of judgement by failing to notify the parents and their administration of a child that exhibited and expressed signs of being injured. The child had been intermittently crying for from 850AM until 5PM . The child was later diagnosed with a dislocated and fractured finger.”

Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 27, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2024.

Critical Injury - Give First Aid or CPR

“Throughout the investigation, it was noted that caregivers did not assess the child when they were crying and holding their arm.”

Rule 746.3607(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 27, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2024.

AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or Hospitalization

“Throughout the investigation, it was noted that a toddler displayed signs of a possible injured finger. The child cried intermittently through out the day about their finger. The caregivers did not notify the parent of the injury. The child had a dislocated and fractured finger.”

Rule 746.307(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 27, 2024. Correction verified: Dec 10, 2024.

Documented Annual Training- Required Content

“Three out of ten staff files reviewed were missing training over handling and storing of hazardous materials training.”

Rule 746.1309(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Sep 19, 2024. Correction verified: Sep 9, 2024.

Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

“A trash can in the Pre-School 1 classroom that had diapers in it did not have a lid making it accessible to children. This was CORRECTED AT INSPECTION when the trashcan was replaced with a new one that has a lid.”

Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 23, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 22, 2024.

Responsibilities of Caregivers - Share Information with Incoming Caregivers

“It was determined that information regarding a child’s injury was not shared with the incoming teacher.”

Rule 746.1203(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 18, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 21, 2024.

Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - Arranged for Supervision

“A child was on a device called the “spinning dummy” with another child and caregiver was not nearby for supervision.”

Rule 746.4601(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 9, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 24, 2024.

Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“There are concerns in regard to a caregiver’s tone and yelling when addressing children in her care.”

Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 27, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 11, 2024.