Bethlehem United Community Centers Inc.

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that there were concerns that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline on a child.

Concluding a DFPS investigation it was determined that children were permitted to walk from the bus to the classroom without a caregiver. As a result, two children ended up in the bathroom unsupervised for over three minutes.

Based on the investigation findings this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. An incident occurred where a child required hospitalization on 06/07/2023. The incident was not reported to Child Care Regulation (CCR) timely; the incident was reported to CCR on 06/15/2023.

Two of the three buses do not have a fire extinguisher and one bus does not have a secured fire extinguisher.

The playground structures do not have the adequate amount of loose fill.

Nine childrens files did not have completed food allergy plan on file.

A caregiver was observed in a classroom with access to children without having a cleared eligibity for background check on file.