Bright Scholars Academy

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
  Inspector's note: Upon arriving to the center, there were multiple children under two years old in a classroom where a movie was being played. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-04-22.
• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: One caregiver was supervising 21 children ages 11 months to 4 years old. Two additional caregivers arrived after a few minutes. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-04-22.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: A caregiver left 21 children ages infant to four years old alone in a classroom to answer the door at the center. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-22.
• Critical Covering Infant's Head or Crib
  Inspector's note: Upon arrival, an infant was sleeping in a bouncer with a blanket over their face. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-22.
• Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  Inspector's note: Upon arriving to the center, a child was observed sleeping in a bouncer chair. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-22.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation, evidence shows one caregiver supervising 26 children ages infant to school age. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-04-24.
• Critical Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
  Inspector's note: Based on the information gathered during the DFPS investigation, including video footage, an infant can be seen in the same classroom as school age children. It also shows one caregiver supervising over 26 children ages infant to school age. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-04-24.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  Inspector's note: Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation, evidence supports caregivers restraining, grabbing and pulling a child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-24.
• Critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised
  Inspector's note: Based on information gathered during the DFPS investigation, the director is not ensuring all employees are supervised during hours of operation to ensure children are safe. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-24.

• Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
  Inspector's note: The center has not installed the required child safety alarm system in a vehicle used to transport children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-27.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Information About Facility
  Inspector's note: One of the centers vehicle used for transportation did not have the required information about the center. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Enrollment Agreement
  Inspector's note: One child's file reviewed did not have the required enrollment agreement. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-04.
• Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
  Inspector's note: One of the centers vehicle used to transport the children did not have the required child electronic child safety alarm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-04.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
  Inspector's note: One of the vehicles used to transport the children did not contain a first aid kit. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
• Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
  Inspector's note: A play structure over five feet tall did not have the required nine inches of loose fill material underneath or surrounding it. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-02-11.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
  Inspector's note: One of the centers transportation vehicles did not have a fire extinguisher. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Telephone Numbers for Each Child
  Inspector's note: One of the vehicles used for transportation did not have the emergency contact phone numbers for the children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  Inspector's note: One of the centers vehicles used to transport did not have the children's emergency medical transport and treatment authorization forms. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-02-11.
• Critical Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
  Inspector's note: Outside play equipment did not have the required loose fill or unitary surfacing material. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-02-11.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children
  Inspector's note: One of the centers vehicles used for transportation did not contain a list of children being transported. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-01-29.
• Non-critical Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
  Inspector's note: The center did not have a current employee list posted. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-02-04.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Report Number of Employees
  Inspector's note: A Review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 data from January 22, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-01-30.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
  Inspector's note: It was observed that the operation has two vehicles for transportation, neither vehicle had a working child safety alarm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-04.
• Critical Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
  Inspector's note: A child in care with a diagnosed fire ant allergy requiring an epinephrine auto injector per documentation by medical professional, did not have the epinephrine auto injector at the operation to accompany the emergency plan. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-03-04.
• Non-critical Children's Products- Annual Certification
  Inspector's note: The director/ operation did not have the product annual certification on file readily available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-03-04.
• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
  Inspector's note: The director only had 2 of the required 30 hours of training on file for review during the inspection for hire date 1/4/23-1/4/24. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-03-11.
• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  Inspector's note: There were 3 infants in care during inspection with feeding instructions on file that had not been updated since November 2023, January 4th and December 2023. The operation confirmed these children were in care and not on table food. The operation was able to correct the feeding instructions during inspection when they contacted parents to complete updated forms. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
  Inspector's note: A caregiver in the school age classroom did not know how many children the caregiver was responsible for. The caregiver reported having 18 children then reported having 20 children, there were 20 children in the classroom. The caregiver was working on the sign in and out log to count the children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-12-04.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.