Brilliant Starts Learning Academy

Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups

“There were a few bottles in the infant rooms that were not labeled correctly with the first name and last initial. This was CORRECTED when the caregiver labeled the bottles.”

Rule 746.2419(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 2, 2026.

Annual Sanitation Inspection

“The last health inspection was conducted in January 2025.”

Rule 746.3401(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 8, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2026.

Children Handwashing Before Eating

“The caregivers did not wash the children’s hands before allowing them to eat snack.”

Rule 746.3417(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 2, 2026. Correction verified: Jun 17, 2026.

Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

“The required affidavit was not available for review from employees.”

Rule 746.901(5). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 2, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 11, 2025.

Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required

“One infant teacher did not have a current SIDS training available for review.”

Rule 746.1309(d). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 5, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 10, 2025.

Medication No Longer Used

“Two forms of medication were expired. This was corrected when the director disposed of the medication.”

Rule 746.3809. Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 5, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

“Based on the video, a caregiver yanked a child by one arm while walking the child back to his mat. Further, the caregiver picks up the child in an unacceptable manner and places the child on the mat a second time by one arm and one leg. Note: The operation immediately terminated the caregiver.”

Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 5, 2025.

Alternate Activity for Non-sleeping Children

“Based on the video, a caregiver continued to put a child back on his mat after awakening before naptime was over.”

Rule 746.2907(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 23, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 5, 2025.

Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

“Based on the interviews conducted, the operation admitted to having an employee that used a loud tone with the children. This employee was retrained and the director modeled in the classroom how to talk to the children in a loving, soothing tone. When the director noticed the employee was not taking the retraining serious is when the teacher was terminated. The operation was proactive when the director would model in the classroom for the teacher on how to redirect children without using a loud tone.”

Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 15, 2024. Correction verified: Nov 25, 2024.

Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“Based on the interviews and inspection, a room was observed to have dried food on the children’s chairs, children’s fingerprints and grime on the front of the refrigerator, a dirty mat and dirt on a play equipment in the room accessible to children. A caregiver started on these corrections during the visit.”

Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 24, 2024. Correction verified: May 28, 2024.