Little Thinkers Of West Oaks, Llc

“Several paint cans were observed inside of a play house on the outdoor play area..”

“Several unlabeled disposable juice bottles were observed in a bucket in the freezer. According to the caregiver, they are used to serve water to the children.”

“A baby rocker that has has been recalled since August 2022 was observed to be in the infant room.”

“Several tubes of neosprin and pain relief cream were observed to be expired between 2019-2024.”

“Bleach and fabulosa were observed to be stored in a low cabinet that was accessible to children.”

“There was a vape cartridge and cigarette box located immediately outside the fence area that leads to the playground. Several paint cans were observed inside of a play house.”

“Five out of 10 children records reviewed didnot have a health statement.”

“Seven of seven staff files reviewed did not have current training in the following topics: (1)Emergency preparedness. (2)Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations (3)Administering medication. (4)Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction (5)Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic (6)Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials”

“Of the seven caregivers reviewed, one caregiver did not have CPR and First Aid training.”

“A slide was observed to have no surfacing in the use zone area.”

“Six of the seven caregiver files reviewed contained online CPR training with no additional hands-on training.”

“Four out of seven staff files reviewed did not contain a pre-employment affidavit. Five out of seven staff files reviewed did not contain education documents. Two out of seven staff files reviewed had no selection of pre-service or exemption from pre-service status.”

“The caregiver in the infant class does not have current SIDS training, Shaken Baby Syndrome training, and Early Brain Development training.”

“The outside play area contained a broken play structure, bolts were observed to be potruding from a piece of equipment, a small bike with no pedals, a broken basketball goal, a small car with no doors attached,a missing board on the fence, and spider webs on a climbing structure.”

“Diploma was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”

“First aid and CPR training was missing on file for one staff. This was corrected during inspection.”

“There was no health statement on file for one out of three files check.”

“Date of admission was missing on one one file out of four files checked. This was corrected during inspection.”

“The operation has not received their annual fire inspection. Last dated inspection was 12/26/2023.”

“A caregiver did not wash the hands of two infants after a diaper change.”

“A group of 2yrs old was observed to be watching Frozen during nap time.”

“An 11 month old infant was observed to be sleep in a ctib with a pacificer clipped to them. A 12 month old was observed to be sleeping with a stuffed animal.”

“Upon arrival, an 11 month old was observed to be sleep with several toys in the cdrib. NOTE: The child was asleep for the duration of the inspection. The toys were observed in the crib for 15 mintues before being removed by the caregiver.”

“A 7yr old child was observed to be unservised in a kitchen/cafeteria area. The child was observed climbing on a sink to plug something into an outlet located behind the refrigerator.”

“A caregiver was observed changing 2 diapers. The caregiver wore a glove one one hand. The caregiver did not remove the glove after either diaper change and did not wash their hands in between the diaper changes.”

“Crinbs in the infant room were not observed to have snug fitted sheets.”

“The operation has not received their annual fire inspection. Last dated inspection was 12/26/2023.”

“A group of children was observed to be watching Paw Patrol on tv. The show was not related to an activity.”

“6 infants between 8mo-11mo were observed with 1 caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 2.”

“A 2yr old was observed to be sleeping with a training cup.”

“Multiple shelves were observed to be used to create a separate area for your youngest infants. The shelves blocked to only path to the door.”

“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a six-year-old child was placed in a highchair as a form of discipline.”

“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a caregiver humiliated a child when a six-year-old child was not treated with respect due to being placed in a highchair for discipline.”

“Based on DFPS investigation there is enough evidence to validate that a caregiver did not intervene to keep one child from hitting another child.”

“All Licensed childcare centers must annually report to CCR the number of employees who left employment the previous year by January 15. The deadline for entering the number of employees who left employment in 2023 is 1/15/2024. If you have not already you must log in to your childcare regulation account and report the number of employee that left your employment in 2023”

“Notification of field trip was not posted in a prominent place were parents and others may view it. This notice must remain posted until all children on the field trip have returned to the daycare.”

“Based on the investigation conducted by DFPS and the follow up conducted by Licensing representative nothing was posted to notify parent of the field trip to director's home and the operation did not receive any signed permission from parents who went on this field trip.”

“Proof of education was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”

“Date of employment was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”

“Notarized affidavit was missing on file for two out of four files checked.”

“There was no Emergency medical authorization on file for one out of four files checked.”

“Three children seated at the highchair table did not have their safety straps on. This was corrected when director replaced all the safety straps for proper use and convinience.”

“One child did not wash his hands after toileting. This was corrected when caregiver washed his hands.”

“Date of admission was missing on one out of five files checked. This was corrected during inspection.”

“Emergency medical authorization information was missing on file for one out of five files checked.”

“Release information was missing on one out of five files checked.”

“Three out of four staff files checked did not have any notarized affidavit. Two were corrected during inspection.”

“A copy of immunization for one child was not on record.”

“Director was missing first aid and Cpr training. She said she has it but could not find at the moment.”

“One caregiver was missing photo identification on file.”

“First and CPR training was missing on file for one out of four staff files checked.”

“Immunization record was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”

“I did not observe any current liability insurance.”

“I did not observe any current annual sanitation inspection. The one on file had expired since 8/13/2022.”

“One caregiver had two out of twenty four hours of annually training. This caregiver was hired 6/28/2021. Another caregiver hired 3/1/21 also did not have any training hours for the period of 3/1/2021 to 3/1/2022.”

“Physician information and Emergency medical authorization information was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”

“I did not observe any transportation training for the director of this operation.”

“One caregiver did not have the acknowledgement that she received any center policies on file.”

“Four infant feeding sheet were not up dated.”

“Health statement was missing on file for one out of six records checked.”

“There is no acknowledgement that one caregiver received orientation or preservice training.”

“There was no documentation of monthly fire drill for the month of November, the last fire drill documented was in October and we are now in December.”

“One of the classrooms was not observed to have adequate lighting during naptime. The number of children present could not be seen. NOTE: Corrected at inspection. A light in the hallway was turned on to provide more lighting in the classroom.”

“Based on the information obtained during the investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of a child being dragged by the arm by a caregiver.”