YMCA Early Learning Academy at Colonial
Does YMCA Early Learning Academy at Colonial have a state child-care violation history?
Texas HHSC records list 10 child-care citations for YMCA Early Learning Academy at Colonial in WICHITA FALLS, TX. The state assigns each cited standard a risk level; for this facility, 5 are recorded at the High level and 4 at Medium High, with the remainder at Medium, Medium Low, or Low. Each entry below reproduces the standard Texas cited and the state's own description of what was found.
These are licensing-record findings, not a judgment about any child or family. The dates shown are the dates Texas recorded a correction as verified — they are not inspection dates, and the record may lag the state's current file. This page reflects the published record as of its last update and is not a complete history; the authoritative source is Texas HHSC.
Texas HHSC recorded 5 High-risk citations at this facility.
Risk levels below are Texas HHSC's own labels, shown verbatim.
- High
745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A former caregiver through the YMCA returned to serve as a substitute caregiver at this site, prior to their background check being re-ran by the organization. At the time of the inspection they were still marked as "Inactive" status. The employee was not counted in ratio at the time and promptly left until the background check is re-ran and returns as "eligible".
- High
746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Two children were able to get out of a classroom door and were unattended in an empty classroom by their selves for 1 minute and 11 seconds before they were found by staff.
- High
746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that a caregiver used prohibited punishments with children in care. While reviewing camera video footage, a caregiver was observed to throw toys at, thus striking two children in care with the thrown toys, was observed to have grabbed and moved a child by their hair, and was observed aggressively push another child's head down. These three incidents were found to have occurred in a seven-minute timeframe.
Show 7 earlier citations
- High
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
A daycare staff member was determined to have used prohibited punishments with a child in care.
- High
746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that children in care were neglectfully supervised.
- Medium High
746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
During the course of an investigation, it was determined that a child in care was left unsupervised inside of a classroom while they were asleep for approximately 21 minutes before being found by staff.
- Medium High
746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
A child in care walked out of an open classroom door and was unsupervised inside the hallway of the center for approximately 5 minutes before being found by staff and returned to the classroom.
- Medium High
746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
A 2yo child unlatched the playground gate and was outside of the playground area for approximately 1 minute before being found and returned to the teacher by the director.
- Medium High
746.4907(a)(1) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There was an average depth of the loose-fill of about 4 inches when the equipment used requires a depth of 6 inches of loose-fill.
- Medium
746.4307 - Fenced Outdoor Activity Space -Exits Required
The active play area's secondary exit is not operational at this time.
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Compiled from public Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child-Care Licensing records. To flag a discrepancy, write to records@daycaredossier.com.