Brown's Early Discovery School

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation. A caregiver was proving direct care for children without cleared background check.

Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, a violation was found. The staff member was present with twenty-three children. The specific age is five-year-old. It was one child over ratio.

During the monitoring visit the operation did not have documentation for smoke detector, carbon monoxide, or fire extinguisher.

One out of ten did not have a current first aid and cpr certificate available for review.

During the monitoring visit, there were four caregivers who did not have affidavits 2985 and 2912. There were four caregivers who did not have the criminal history form, driving license available for review.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection available for review during the monitoring visit.

Six out of ten children did not have an up-to-date shot record available for review. -

Three caregivers did not have annual training hours available for review. The following trainings were missing: child maltreatment, child development, guidance discipline, age-appropriate curriculum, teacher-child interaction, emergency preparedness, preventing the spread of communicable disease, administering medication, food or food allergies, understanding building and physical, and handling and storing hazardous materials.

The director did not have trainings available for review in child development, guidance discipline, child maltreatment, age-appropriate curriculum, or transportation training.

This standard was evaluated with regard to an investigation and a violation was found. The caregiver grabbed and pulled on children while in care at the operation during naptime and redirection.

This standard was evaluated with regard to an investigation, and a violation was found. The operation did not notify license regarding the concern of children being at risk at the operation while in care.

This standard was evaluated with regard to an investigation, and a violation was found. The caregiver used inappropriate tone and harsh words toward children while in care at the operation.

This standard was evaluated with regard to an investigation and a violation was found. The caregiver in the classroom covered children’s head during naptime.

During the monitoring visit, five out of eight staff did not have the preservice training available for review during the monitoring visit.

During the monitoring visit, four staff did not have First Aid/CPR certificates available for review, and one staff member, included in the five files, completed an online CPR/First Aid course.

During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have a checklist available for review for the daily operations and outdoor playground.

During the monitoring visit, the director did not have annual training records available for review for emergency preparedness, preventing the spread of communicable disease, preventing and controlling medication, responding to food allergic reactions, understanding building safety, and handling and storing hazardous materials.

Five out of ten children did not have up-to-date shot records available for review during the monitoring visit.

During the monitoring visit, there were two children listed with food allergies. I was not able to review the food allergy emergency plan signed by the parent and the physician.

During the monitoring visit, the four-year-old classroom were eating lunch with the television. The caregiver turned the television off during mealtime upon request from licensing.

Four staff members did not complete the first aid and CPR training.

The operation did not send documentation for the lockdown drills or fire drill inspections.

The operation did not provide the health statements for ten students, signed by the parent or physician.

The operation did not send pictures of the fence repair on the playground.

The operation did not send a copy of the four caregiver affidavit forms notarized.

Four staff members did not complete the first aid and CPR training.

The operation did not provide the FARE allergy food forms for two children signed by the physician and parent.

The operation has not posted the most recent licensing and investigation inspection on their parent board with all the required items. The operation has the inspection from July 2023 posted on the parent board wall.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission form was not available for review during the visit. The form posted on the wall for parents is from October 2022.

The director did not have a current transportation training certificate. The last training certificate provided was from February 18, 2019.

The caregiver inappropriately redirects the child by pushing the victim head down to complete a task after using the restroom.

Five staff members did not have CPR/First Aid training available for review during the monitoring visit.

The operation did not have an up-to-date copy of the annual fire inspection report available during the monitoring visit.

10 out of 10 children's files did not have the health statement form signed by the parent or physician.

The playground wood fence needs five panels replaced or repaired.

Two children did not have allergy forms signed by the doctor and parent available for review during the monitoring visit.

Four staff members did not have affidavit forms available for review during the monitoring visit.

Two pieces of playground equipment were less than six feet apart on the playground.

The operation did not have documentation available to review for the fire, lock down, or sheltering drills for staff. The operation did not have documentation available for the carbon monoxide detector testing.

The operation did not have any current drills available for review.

The operation did not post letters or forms from the most recent Licensing inspection or investigation.

There was a soiled diaper and clothing on the floor of a restroom located in a classroom used by children. There was also small flying insects on the walls in this restroom used by children at the operation.

A light in a class used for napping did not work. Two toilets in the operation did not flush.

The operation did not have six inches of loose fill on the 3b playground.

The director did not have current CPR training.

The director did not have current First Aid training.

The operation did not have the recent Licensing form certifying that they have reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding unsafe children's products and that there are no unsafe children's products in use or accessible to children in the child-care operation.

The pea gravel located on the playground used by 3 year old children did not have at least six inches of loose fill around fall zones per standard.

All personnel records reviewed did not have notarized affidavits.

Two out of four personnel records reviewed did not have a copy of photo ID.

The director had 17.5 out of 30 training hours completed.

Lock down drills were not being conducted at the operation.

The operation did not have a current fire inspection.

A caregiver was observed supervising school age children prior to the operation receiving the results of the person's eligibility from CBCU. The caregiver left the operation.

There are exposed nails on the older childrens playground.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and was found to be deficient. The staff did not demonstrate good judgment by failing to contact emergency personnel and delaying treatment for the victim.

This standard was tasked as part of an investigation and found to be deficient. The operation failed to report an incident requiring medical treatment to HHSC Child Care Regulation.

Two children in care did not have an allergy plan on file.