Handprints Child Care 15 LLC dba Handprints Academy

There was sufficient evidence obtained from a DFPS investigation to conclude that operation staff failed to provide the level of supervision/proximity necessary to ensure a child’s safety as witnesses confirmed that a child was able to exit the classroom and front door of the building, resulting in the child gaining access to the parking lot and briefly leaving the premises prior to being apprehended by operation staff. The child was uninjured as a result of the incident.

A non-routine situation (e.g., child exiting the classroom and front door of the facility, entering the parking lot and briefly leaving the premises) which placed a child at risk was not recorded on an incident report form as required.

Operation staff failed to report a non-routine situation which placed a child at risk (e.g., child exiting the classroom and front door of the facility, entering the parking lot and briefly leaving the premises) to CCR as required. The child was uninjured.

There was evidence that corporal punishment was utilized during a disciplinary incident at the facility.

A caregiver with an ineligible background check was allowed to be present with children while her background check results were pending. The caregiver is no longer employed at the operation.

A 17-year-old was allowed to be routinely present in a volunteer role without having an initial background check submitted as required.

A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.

Two children were left on the playground unsupervised for approximately two minutes. The caregiver responsible was terminated.

There was one infant feeding instruction sheet that was not signed by the parent. The Director is going to correct this by getting the feeding instructions signed.

There was a diaper changing mat that had two tears in the mat. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by replacing the mat.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support caregivers have been heard on multiple occasions yelling at children.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support a caregiver has used corporal punishment on her own child on the premises.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence showing caregivers are not prompt with diaper changing due to caregivers and parents regularly finding children with soiled diapers.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to suggest there were times the operation has been out of ratio due to the caregiver leaving the room unattended.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence to support children have been left in a classroom or on the playground more that once without supervision.

Based on the information gathered there is enough evidence that teachers have been using inappropriate discipline with children.

There is not enough evidence to support the allegations. There is enough evidence to support that caregivers were not taking children who had bathroom accidents to the bathroom in a timely manner.

Seven out of twenty children's records were missing health statements. The Director is going to correct this by getting the health statments.

The caregviers were not having the parents sign their children in and out. The caregivers were doing this and putting mom, dad, grandma, or grandpa for children who were not even picked up by those people.

The operation did not have the proper plan in place for the guidelines for the release of children.

Caregivers have not been trained on the proper techniques for the release of children.

The caregivers were not recording the identity of people who were picking up children who the caregiver did not know. They were also not verifying if the person was on the child's admission form as an authorized person to pick up the child.

A child's napping on a nap mat was blocking an exit. A photo was taken of this. The Caregiver corrected this at the time of the inspection by moving the child to a different area of the room.

The substitutions for what the children ate for lunch and breakfast was not put on the menu. A photo was taken of the menu and their lunch. The Director corrected this at the time of the inspection by writing down the substitutions.

All play areas on the playground need the required amount of loose fill. Photos were taken of this. The Director is working on getting the loose fill and will have the caregivers up supervision until the loose fill is installed.

The operation had dead roaches on the floors after an extermination was done and the floors were not cleaned properly. There were also dead roaches found under a diaper changing mat due to not properly cleaning and sanitation.