Cadence Academy

The operational policies did not contain information on how to access Minimum Standard Rules, the Texas Abuse hotline or the HHSC website.

Two orbital spinners on the school age playground did not have any loose-fill or unitary surfacing under them.

During the investigation, it was determined that several children were not promptly changed when they had soiled or wet diapers/clothing.

It was determined that a child was left unsupervised for approximately three minutes.

An incident report was not provided to the parent when a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury or harm when a child was able to walk down the side of the gated corridor unsupervised to unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.

Based upon a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury occurred when a child was unsupervised on the side of the gated corridor and unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.

Licensing wasn't notified when it was determined a non-routine situation that placed, or may have placed, a child at risk for injury or harm when a child was able to walk down the side of the gated corridor to unlock the latch and open the exit metal gate that leads to the parking lot.

A Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Care Plan (FARE) did not have the parent's signature.

At time of inspection, operations last fire inspection was conducted on 11.4.24 that required corrections made and have not been completed.

At the time of inspection, the director and drivers had completed only one hour of transportation training, which is below the required two hours.

At time of inspection, children were not sleeping in their assigned cot in two different toddler classes .

At time of inspection one out of ten staff files had an expired CPR/First Aid certification.

At time of inspection, ten staff files did not have verification of acknowledgment of staff and operational policies.

At time of inspection, a PreK caregiver stated class had twenty children when they had nineteen. This was corrected at inspection.

At time of inspection, cleaning chemicals were observed at child's reach in the school aged class.

At time of inspection the grass to the school aged playground was approxiamelty 4 inches tall. At time of inspection there was a gap in the school aged fence approximatley 3 inches.

Throughout the investigation, it was noted that caregivers did not assess the child when they were crying and holding their arm.

Throughout the investigation, it was noted that a toddler displayed signs of a possible injured finger. The child cried intermittently through out the day about their finger. The caregivers did not notify the parent of the injury. The child had a dislocated and fractured finger.

Caregivers exhibited lack of judgement by failing to notify the parents and their administration of a child that exhibited and expressed signs of being injured. The child had been intermittently crying for from 850AM until 5PM . The child was later diagnosed with a dislocated and fractured finger.

Three out of ten staff files reviewed were missing training over handling and storing of hazardous materials training.

A trash can in the Pre-School 1 classroom that had diapers in it did not have a lid making it accessible to children. This was CORRECTED AT INSPECTION when the trashcan was replaced with a new one that has a lid.

It was determined that information regarding a child's injury was not shared with the incoming teacher.

A child was on a device called the "spinning dummy" with another child and caregiver was not nearby for supervision.

There are concerns in regard to a caregiver's tone and yelling when addressing children in her care.

The operation failed to submit a background check for a governing body designee tasked with overseeing day-to-day operations as the regional manager of the LLC that owns the operation.

Operations school-aged playground chain link was not properly secured in which allowed a child to exit the play area.

During inspection it was observed one out of the three buses used at operation, a seatbelt was not working.

During the investigation, it was verified that on 6.13.23 caregivers did not conduct a name-to-face count in a toddler class verifying all children were present when they noticed the class back door open.

During the investigation, it was determined children have not worn seat belts as required when transporting in operations buses.

During the investigation, it was verified a 20-month-old child was left unsupervised in the playground on 6.13.23.

Operation failed to report to licensing that a child was left unsupervised for around five minutes in the playground in the older toddlers classroom.

During the investigation, it was determined caregivers have not worn seat belts as required when transporting children in care.

At the time of inspection the caregiver in the infant and toddler room did not know how many children were in her care. She stated there were 8 children in her care when there were 9 in infant room and in toddler room she stated 16 and there were 17. The director corrected it during inspection by recounting children and rooster making sure all children were accounted for.