Head Start Mary Hull Elementary

There was a seven inch gap between the bottom of the chain link fence and ground in the preschool playground.

The latch to the gate in the toddler playground does not work. The operation is temporarily using a rope lock that prevents an immediate exit in case of an emergency.

During the course of the DFPS investigation, it was determined that staff did not check photo identification of person who was picking up child.

One infant's feeding instructions was not updated.

Two infant cribs were not labeled with infant's name. Note: Corrected at inspection with director labeled the cribs with the infant's names.

The children's product form was not re-certified. The children's product form was last certified 9/1/2022. Note: Corrected at inspection when director re-certified the children's product form.

Two infant bottles were not labeled with infant's name. Note: Corrected with director labeled the bottles.

The operation has not reported the number of employees that left their employment in 2023.

The severe weather drills were not completed as required. 4 times per calendar year. The lockdown drills were not completed as required. 4 times per calendar year.

One of thirteen employees did not have a current CPR/First Aid certification on file.

One of thirteen caregivers did not have current certification for First Aid.

The mulch in the playground had not been recently raked and the mulch underneath slides/swings was low.

Nine of thirteen employees files did not have their previous year of annual training records available for review.

All 6 staff files reviewed did not have the required training topics completed. They had sufficient hours completed, but lacked in the required topics needed for their annual training. The director admitted that she was not aware that this year all of those were to be completed on their own, it was not automatically provided as done previously.

A caregiver was not found on people's list for this operation, and was found in another Head Start operation but was noted as inactive.