A Place to Grow II
Does A Place to Grow II have a state child-care violation history?
Texas HHSC records list 19 child-care citations for A Place to Grow II in EL PASO, TX. The state assigns each cited standard a risk level; for this facility, 11 are recorded at the High level and 5 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 11 High-risk citations at this facility.
Risk levels below are Texas HHSC's own labels, shown verbatim.
- High
746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
On the operation?s video it was observed how a teacher, grabbed the child, pulled the arm, lifted, and made the child walk towards the back door.
- High
746.1203(1) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Minimum Standards
At the time of the incident two teachers were doing other activities such as cutting paper for the children's activities and another teacher was placing hooks outside the hallway for the children's backpacks and coats, instead of supervising the children.
- 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
In the Toddler #3 classroom, there is a history of a child biting other children in care. This has been reported and acknowledged by the operation. The operation has not provided the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being.
Show 16 earlier citations
- High
746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Operation failed to notify Child Care Regulations in a timely manner of a child who was not supervised for five hours and was in an empty classroom.
- High
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver failed to escort a two-year-old child to the classroom and provide the child to the teacher. The child was unsupervised for five hours in an empty classroom until another caregiver found him.
- High
746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
A two-year-old child was in an empty classroom with no other children or staff. The child was not supervised for five hours until a teacher found him.
- High
746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
A child in care was left in a daycare van unattended for approximately 30 minutes.
- High
746.5605(3) - Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - Account for All Children
A staff member failed to account for all children in the van when unloading the children. As a result, a four-year-old child was left unsupervised in the van.
- High
746.5625(c) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - used at all times when transporting a child in care
The child safety alarm was not in working conditionsat the time of the incident in which a child was left unattended inside a vehicle for approximately 30 minutes.
- High
746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The caregiver/driver was aware the child safety alarm inside the vehicle was not working; however, did not conduct a check of the van to make sure that no children were left behind.
- High
746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
A caregiver working for the operation left a child in care unattended in a vehicle after a transportation route. Child was left unattended inside the vehicle for approximately 30 minutes, placing the child at risk.
- Medium High
746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
The last transportation training the caregiver took was in February 2024. There was no transportation training for the 2025 year.
- Medium High
746.631(a) - Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
The operation did not have a tracking system for each child coming in early in the morning.
- Medium High
746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The infant room was over ratio, the room had twelve (0-17 months) and nine (18 month- 2 years old), total of 21 children with one caregiver. The second classroom had children nine (2year olds) and five (3 year olds), total of 14 children with one teacher. The classroom was over ratio by three children.
- Medium High
746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
The operation does not have a current fire inspection, the last inspection was conducted on 4/6/21.
- Medium High
746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Two infants, (12 month and 16 month) were combined with children as old as seven years old.
- Medium
746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
A child in care was bitten by another child and the operation did not notify the parent(s) of this incident.
- Medium
746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
The operation did not have a current health inspection, the last inspection was done on 1/31/22.
- Medium
746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
The operation failed to generate an incident/illness report for a child that was placed at risk.
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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.