Alphabet Zone Early Steam Center
Repeat pattern: the same regulatory standard was cited more than once within a 60-month window.
Regulatory record
Compiled from the originating licensing authority. Each item links to its source. Severity marked “(inferred)” was derived from the citation, not assigned by the authority.
- Moderate
Of the six personnel records evaluated, three did not receive the required 24 clock hours of annual training for the previous training year. The caregivers will need to complete make-up training hours for their previous training year. Caregiver A: Needs 24 clock hours of training for the March 25 to March 2026 training year. Caregiver B needs 7 clock hours of training for the March 2025-March 2026 training year. Caregiver C: Needs 3 clock hours of training for the March 2025-March 2026 training year.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Moderate
The director received 8.95 of the 30 clock hours of required annual training for the July 2024-July 2025 training year. The director will need to receiv 21.05 clock horus of make-up training.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Moderate
A parent was not notified of a minor injury at the time of pick up.
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- Serious
The loose-fill surfacing on the playground has not been maintained at the depth of at least 6 inches.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The following maintenance items need to be addressed: 1. The seats and floor of the van need to be cleaned. The seats are littered with crumbs/candy and the floors are littered with debris. 2. There are broken boards on the playground that need to be replaced.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The van driver is not conducting a physical walk through the van to ensure all children have exited the vehicle.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The director and van driver are not current with the required transportation safety training,
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
A teeter-totter was observed on the playground. This is prohibited piece of equipment.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
One group of chidlren were not being properly supervised. The children were sleeping on two sides of a room that is separated by a wall and only one caregiver was present. This was corrected at inspection
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
An additional staff was not in the building during nap time.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The director was observed acting in the role as a caregiver. During this time, an additional staff was not available to communicate with licensing or parents and complete administrative tasks.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
Two rooms children were napping in did not have adequate lighting to properly supervise the children.
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- Critical
Emergency transport and treatment authorization forms are not in the transportation binders.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The required steps to sanitize toys is not being used when a bleach/water solution is the disinfectant.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Moderate
Children were observed having screen time while eating breakfast. This was corrected at inspection.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
Caregiver did not know the ages of the children they were responsible for,
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The Emergency Preparedness Plan is lacking the following information: 1. How children will be evacuated. 2. Name and address of the alternate shelter
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how children will be reunited with the parent once the emergency is over.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Moderate
The start time of the fire and severe weather/lock down drills is not beiing documented.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
A container of disinfecting wipes was accessible to children. This was corrected at inspection.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state the following: 1. How parent and emergency contact information will be evacuated. 2. How authorization for emergency medical care will be evacuated. 3. How the child tracking system will be evacuated.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The director was observed acting in the role as a caregiver. During this time, an additional staff was not available to prepare meals, communicate with licensing or parents and complete administrative tasks.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The front door which is labeled as an exit is being kept locked throughout the day.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The parent handbook does not include the emergency preparedness plan,
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The Emergency Preparedness Plan does not state how children will be cared for during the emergency.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The emergency and evacuation diagram does not show the severe weather/shelter in place relocation area inside the center.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The cribs in the infant room allow for a child to reach into the crib of another child.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The Emeergency Preparedness Plan does not include an emergency phone number and does not state how the center will communicate with local emergency authorities and Child Care Regulation.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
An infant was combined with children that were more than 18 months older.
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- Serious
Two caregivers do not have training in First AId.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The diaper changing surface in the infant room has tears; therefore, it is no longer non-absorbent and needs to be replaced.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
The composite structure on the playground has a tire swing suspended from the middle. Tire swings are not allowed to be suspended from composite strictures.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
One staff present at the operation does not have a current background check.
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- Critical
During a follow-up inspection, a group of children was left in a room unsupervised while the caregiver took another child into a seperate room to administer a breathing treatment. The same caregiver also opened the door for licensing resulting in the child who was waiting on the breathing treatment to be left in a room alone.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
During the follow-up inspectioin, one caregiver was overseeing seven infants (ages 7mos, 7mos, 8 mos, 8mos, 13mos, 17mos and 18mos) , as a result, the ratio was exceeded by 3.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The alarm system in the vehicle used to transport children was not working properly. The alarm did not turn off as it was designed to do.
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- Serious
The 1st Aid/CPR training for one caregiver expired on 04/18/2024.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
Verification was not available for the review during the inspection to support a fire inspection had been conducted since 12/21/2021.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
Verification was not available for review during the inspection to support the director completed the required transportation training.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
One adult was left in the room alone with nine infants (ages 6-15 months) while the second adult stepped out of the classroom to open the door. As a result, the infant ratio was exceeded by five. Corrected when the second adult returned to the room.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
A caregiver failed follow handwashing procedures after changing a child's diaper.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
During the inspection, the playground equipment which included a slide in the front and a climbing structure (rock wall) in the back did not have unitary surfacing installing around and under the entire use zone of the equipment.
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- Critical
The director failed to operate in compliance with the minimum standards. Out of the four staff files evaluated during the inspection, verification was not available for review to support all had completed their required training within their anniversary date. Verification of SIDS/Shaken Baby and Brain Development training was not available, CPR&1st Training was not available for two employees, and a notarized affidavit was not available for one caregiver.
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- Moderate
The facility failed to inactivate the background check for an individual no longer employed as of 02/03/2023.
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- Critical
The director failed to operate in compliance with the minimum standards. A caregiver in charge of a group of children did not have the required information available for review in their personnel file. Missing was verification they completed their pre-service training, orientation to the facility, 1st Aid/CPR Training, notarized affidavit, etc.
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- Critical
The director failed to operate in compliance with the minimum standards. A caregiver in charge of a group of children did not have the required information available for review in their personnel file. Missing was verification they completed their pre-service training, orientation to the facility, 1st Aid/CPR Training, notarized affidavit, etc.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The facility failed the pay the fees for background checks submitted during the 3rd quarter of 2022. An invoice was sent via email on 09/02/2022 in the amount of $12
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- Moderate
The facility failed to validate the background check list on/before 09/17/2022. Note: The background check list was last validated on 06/17/2022.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
During the inspection, an infant was observed in an activity walker for more than 30 minutes.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
A caregiver failed to wash their hands and the hands of a child after diapering. NOTE: Corrected when both hands were washed.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Critical
The director failed to ensure adequate staff was available to transport a child to school timely. According to the caregiver in charge, the child should have been at school by 7:30 am, however, the child did not leave the daycare until 8:24 am to be transported to school.
source: Texas HHSC CCR verify - Serious
During the inspection, an infant was in the same class with a 10 year old. There were more than 13 children in care at the time.
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- Moderate
One child that was present, file was missing the immunization records.
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