Primrose School of College Station

A caregiver failed to use good judgment when they fed an infant the wrong labeled bottle.

During the investigation, there was sufficient evidence to conclude a caregiver not consoling a crying child.

A caregiver failed to use good judgment when they feed an infant the wrong labeled bottle.

Corporal punishment was used by a caregiver in the form of grabbing children by the wrist and pushing a child with an open palm.

Caregivers were told that the incident could be handled within the operation and did not have to involve childcare regulation.

Parent was not notified when a child was injured while in care.

A caregiver was present at the operation and counted into ratio who did not have an active background check.

The toddler classroom was out of ratio. There was 1 caregiver and 10 toddlers. The ratio for the classroom should be 1 caregiver to 9 toddlers.

A caregiver was observed kneeling down beside a child using intimidating tactics to force the child to lay down on a cot. Two other caregivers were present and watching. The caregiver did not realize CCR was present in the room.

4 of the 6 food allergy plans did not have doctor's signature.

During an investigation it was found a child in care was left unattended in a classroom for two minutes.

While doing a walk through loose fill was not being maintained at a proper depth of six inches.

While walking the outdoor play area there was rocking equipment that children sit on without six feet of use zone available.

While reviewing emergency practices there was no documentation showing the carbon monoxide has been tested. This was corrected at the inspection when the carbon monoxide was checked.

While reviewing monthly emergency practices there was no smoke dector testing available for review. This was corrected at the inspection when the smoke detectors were checked.

While checking monthly emergency practices there was no fire exstinguisher check available for viewing. This was corrected at the inspection when the fire exstinguishers were checked.

While reviewing records it was found a caregiver was caring for children under 24 months without preservice training.

Tissue paper and a soda can was observed stuffed into play equipment accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when a caregiver removed the tissue paper and soda can from the play equipment. A chain linked fence on the playground has a gap at the bottom and is in need of repairs.

There were three storage bins with hinges with the lid does not stay open in any position and did not have ventilation.

The operation did not report an incident where medical treatment was sought. This was corrected at inspection when it was discussed with the operation the proper time frames that incidents should be reported.

There was one caregiver staff present and and counted in ration without eligible background check results. The staff was rehired and has been present since May 2022. *This was corrected at inspection when the background checks were submitted and staff was dismissed until the eligibility is determined.

When preparing to transition outside to the playground, the caregivers failed to complete the name to face counts and a child was left in the classroom for more than 20 minutes unsupervised.

Classroom video evidence shows a caregiver not using good judgment while ]redirecting a child's behavior. The caregiver is observed attempting to redirect a four year old child to pick up the toys they had thrown. The caregiver is observed holding the child by the arms and hands and attempting to get the child to stand up and walk. During the process the child is not complying and the child's feet are dragged a few feet across the classroom.