Kiddie Academy of Pearland - West

Video footage from the operation's classroom camera shows a caregiver holding the door of a bathroom closed so that a child could not get out of the room.

Video footage from operation's classroom camera shows caregiver demonstrating poor judgment and a lack of competency by pushing, grabbing, and pulling a special needs child as a means of behavioral redirection.

Video footage from the operation's classroom camera shows a caregiver grabbing and pulling a child in care.

The sink adjacent to the infant diaper changing table that is used to wash infants hands contained a bin for washing and sanitizing toys. The operation brought this deficiency into compliance at inspection by moving the bin to a space not accessible by children.

Two out of ten caregivers completed CPR certification online. The caregivers did not have documentation showing the written and hands on portion of the CPR certification were completed.

A child diagnosed with two food allergies does not have a food allergy emergency plan on file for review.

I observed children from Classroom 4 having sprinkler play in an inflatable pool that was placed on the concrete basket ball court. Note: Corrected when the caregiver and children stopped the activity.

The operation's annual sanitation inspection is not current. The last inspection was conducted on 3/1/2023.

Based on information obtained, there was sufficient evidence to support a caregiver did not use good judgment when a child was dragged by the arm to move to another location in the classroom.

One out of ten children's files did not have immunization records on file for review.

Based on information obtained, there was sufficient evidence to support a caregiver pulled a child as a form of discipline.

In classroom 4, multiple cots were not labeled and one child was sleeping on a cot labeled with another child's name.

Two out of ten employee files evaluated were missing required annual clock hours on file for review.

In the infant classroom, I observed an 8 month old child sleeping in a crib with a pacifier clipped to his sleep sack.

three out of ten children's records evaluated were missing current immunization records.

One out of ten employees files evaluated was missing a high school diploma or equivalent.

Based on information received during the investigation inspection there is a sufficient amount of evidence to suggest that a child was forced to go to sleep.

Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the permit holder did not ensure that all suspected abuse or neglect was reported.

Based on the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the permit holder did not use good judgement when the caregivers were not informed of potential risky behavior by a child in care.