Bethany Preschool

“Due to a cellular power outage, the operation was not able to maintain their electronic attendance and did not have a backup attendance process in place to account for the children present preventing the operation from being aware of the arrival of children.”

“During the investigation, it was determined a child was left unattended in the building for 25 minutes due to caregivers not maintaining accurate attendance and conducting a visual sweep of the restroom before exiting the building.”

“A caregiver that was under the age of 18 years was observed in direct supervision of two children. NOTE: The children were moved during the inspection to be supervised by a qualified caregiver.”

“A child with medication kept at the operation was not in the original prescription box.”

“Upon review of the operation's people list, it was determined that there were 5 employees with active background checks who were no longer with the operation.”

“10 staff training files were evaluated. 4 staff were missing training on medication administration and 3 staff were missing training on emergency preparedness.”

“Based on a DFPS investigation, the operation failed to report to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline or Child Care Regulation regarding an allegation received that a child may have been abused.”

“Medication kept at the operation expired in March 2025 and May 2025 for three children.”

“The operation last had a fire inspection on 5/7/2024.”

“One caregiver had an expired first aid training certificate that expired 6/2025.”

“One caregiver had an expired CPR certificate that expired 6/2025.”

“Three out of ten employee files evaluated had not completed 24 hours of annual training for the employee evaluation year reviewed.”

“The last sanitation inspection report was dated 4/16/2024.”

“A caregiver was observed sitting on top of a picnic bench on the playground using a cell phone.”

“A 3 year old child was left unattended in the restroom for approximately 8 minutes when the classroom exited the building and went outside to the playground.”

“4 out of 10 staff training records reviewed were missing training in the following topic areas: emergency preparedness; preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; administering medication; preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; building and physical premises safety; and handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.”

“One rear seat belt does not retract and can not securely restrain a child in the seat. NOTE: Maintenance fixed the seat belt during the inspection.”