Children's Lighthouse Cedar Park

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 Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
  Inspector's note: Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to notify parents of a less serious injury. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-04-20.
• Critical Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments
  Inspector's note: Information obtained during a DFPS investigation shows that the operation failed to assign a caregiver to an age group that matched their ability to safely and effectively meet the care of non-verbal children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-20.

• Critical AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization
  Inspector's note: Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to report the incident to Child Care Regulation within 48 hours. The operation reported the incident via email, but did report by either speaking with someone or reporting on the abuse and neglect website within 48 hours. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-04-30.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Required Immunizations
  Inspector's note: 14 out of 17 children immunizations were not up to date. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-08-18.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
  Inspector's note: Two classrooms had cleaning supplies that were accessible to children. This was corrected when the caregivers moved the cleaning supplies out of reach of children. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-06-24.
• Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
  Inspector's note: A caregiver failed to wash an infant's hands after changing their diaper. This was corrected when the caregiver washed the infant's hands. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: Four out of ten children files were missing the address for the emergency contact. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-30.
• Critical Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
  Inspector's note: During snack time children were only served food from one food group which did not meet the USDA nutritional guidelines. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-24.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
  Inspector's note: Two caregivers did not know how many children they were responsible for. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-06-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: A caregiver without a background check eligibility letter had direct access to children in care. This was corrected when the caregiver did not return to the operation from their lunch break. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-17.
• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that the operation failed to demonstrate good judgement by continuously allowing children to enter a hallway closet that self locks and having to get a key to unlock the closet and let the children out. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-14.

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: Information obtained throughout the investigation shows that caregivers allowed children under the age of 2 years to participate in screen time activities. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-04-07.

• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: Operation did not have a current fire inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-19.
• Critical Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: Operation did not have a current sanitation report. This was corrected during my inspection when I received receipt of payment for the inspection to be completed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the 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.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
  Inspector's note: A caregiver was observed placing a child in the crib on their stomach to nap. Caregiver was instructed to place the child in the crib on their back for nap. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-06-24.
• Critical Medication Authorization Expires on First Anniversary
  Inspector's note: The medication authorization for a child requiring medication administration expired in April of 2024. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-06-28.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
  Inspector's note: Out of ten classrooms observed, three caregivers did not know the number children they were supervising. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-29.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: Two employees were present, going in the classroom hallway, and classrooms without completed background checks. One had an inactive status on their background check. One had a pending background check. This was corrected when both employees left . Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-10.
• 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: Children from one class were observed running between rooms, standing on a table, and pulling each other by coats and blankets during inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-10.
• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
  Inspector's note: One classroom was using screen time with a child under the age of 2 years old. This was corrected at inspection when the tablet was turned off. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.

• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: During an investigation it was found that the operation did not provide an incident report to the parent within the required 48 hours. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-06-05.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: During an investigation a caregiver was observed moving two children by one of their arms, lifting them up off the floor to a new spot. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-06-05.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
  Inspector's note: During an investigation there is enough evidence to determine a caregiver was yelling at the children in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-06-05.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
  Inspector's note: During an investigation it was found that a caregiver was leading a child to another table by pushing their head along the way, pushing children?s heads to a facedown position at tables, pushing a rolling bookshelf towards a child twice, and banging a tablet on a table by children. There is evidence to suggest the caregiver restrains children by holding them tightly. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-06-05.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: During an investigation it was found that the operation waited multiple days to notify parents of children when they were made aware that a caregiver used prohibited punishment on their children while in care placing them at risk. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-06-05.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: Three chidren were lacking the required immunizations. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-27.
• Non-critical Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  Inspector's note: Six staff were lacking food allergy and hazardous material training. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-10-27.

• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
  Inspector's note: A caregiver did not know how many children were in their care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-09-25.
• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times
  Inspector's note: Children were observed eating lunch and watching a movie. Caregiver was informed why the television could not be on and the television was powered off. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-09-25.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
  Inspector's note: Two caregivers were not aware of the children's ages in their care or where to obtain the information. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-09-25.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: The caregiver did not show good judgment when she decided to carry a child in a football hold that led the child to sustaining a head injury. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-02-27.