The Learning Academy Of Waller

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• 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: During the investigation, it was revealed that a caregiver left the children in the classroom unattended to take a restroom break. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-30.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  Inspector's note: There is no loose fill around the stationary equipment that has a slide. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-30.
• Non-critical Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
  Inspector's note: CCR observed stationary equipment positioned less than six feet from the perimeter. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-10-30.

• Non-critical Required Personnel Records
  Inspector's note: The owner of the operation that transports the children's records was not available during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-24.

• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: One out of six children's files were evaluated and is missing the emergency contact address. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Non-critical Required Personnel Records
  Inspector's note: The owner of the operation that transports the children's records was not available during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have an updated fire inspection; the last fire inspection was on 5/21/2024. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-24.
• Non-critical Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
  Inspector's note: CCR observed that the children's sleeping mats were not labeled with their names or numbers. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• 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: The transporter left the operation and went outside, leaving the children unsupervised in the foyer area. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Critical Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
  Inspector's note: CCR observed the diaper changing mats wear and tear and is no longer waterproof. Correction: A caregiver replaced the diaper changing mats. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  Inspector's note: Three infants feeding sheet for the month of July and August were not available during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Critical Pest Extermination
  Inspector's note: CCR observed active ant pile on the children's playground. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-09-24.
• Non-critical Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
  Inspector's note: CCR observed the children's sleeping mats has wear and tear, and is no longer waterproof. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
  Inspector's note: There is no loose fill around the stationary equipment that has a slide. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-01.
• Non-critical Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
  Inspector's note: The director s transportation training was not in the file. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: During the walk-through, CCR observed specks of dirt under the changing mats on the toddler diaper-changing table in the restroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Non-critical Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment
  Inspector's note: CCR observed stationary equipment positioned less than six feet from the perimeter. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-10-01.
• Non-critical Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
  Inspector's note: Three out of six children's files were evaluated, a copy of the operation policy agreement signed by a parent is missing from the files. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: Three out of the six children's files were evaluated, and a health statement is missing from each of them. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-09-17.

• Critical Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
  Inspector's note: I observed a caregiver assist a child with a training cup without washing their hands after diapering. The caregiver was also observed removing their gloves and was in the process of putting on another pair before washing their hands. The caregiver was corrected and went to wash their hands. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-25.
• Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
  Inspector's note: During the inspection I observed a child's hands were not washed after diapering. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-26.
• Critical Diaper Changing Equipment - Hand-washing Sink in Diaper Changing Area
  Inspector's note: The operation was found to not have a hand washing sink in the toddler room diaper changing area. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-09-05.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: A caregiver was alone caring for 7 infants. The director was in a classroom caring for 11 children. Note: The infant classroom was brought into compliance when another staff person entered the infant classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-14.
• 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 were left unsupervised in the classroom. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-08-14.

• Critical AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  Inspector's note: A caregiver counted in ratio has a pending background check. Note: The director had the caregiver to leave the operation. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-08-07.

• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: The school age classroom had toys and other items scattered all of the classroom floor. There were also metal curtain rods and boxes with other items inside the classroom. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-07-28.
• Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  Inspector's note: Two infants were observed sleeping in restrictive devices; highchair and a bouncer. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-28.
• Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
  Inspector's note: An infant was not removed from a restrictive device (highchair) after falling asleep. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-28.

• 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: Based on the information gathered from interviews with children and staff, there is sufficient information to support children was left in the classroom unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-08-05.

• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: One child in care did not have emergency contact address information on file. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-03.
• Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
  Inspector's note: Five staff did not have the required affidavit available for review. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2025-01-03.
• Critical Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  Inspector's note: A child in care with a noted food allergy did not have a signed food allergy emergency plan. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-01-22.
• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: Two children enrolled in care did not have the required physician health statement available for review. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2025-01-22.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Franchise Tax Delinquent
  Inspector's note: Based on information obtained the Franchise Tax was involuntarily ended. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-28.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
  Inspector's note: Based on the information gathered from interviews, there is sufficient evidence to support a caregiver(s) allow children to remain in time out for longer than required. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-28.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  Inspector's note: Based on the DFPS investigation, caregivers are punishing children by making them stand and face the wall with their hands in the air. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-28.

• Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  Inspector's note: Three infants had expired feeding instructions. One infant did not have any feeding instructions available fore review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-06-10.
• Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
  Inspector's note: Two infants was observed with bottles while crawling and moving on the floor. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver collected the bottles from the infants. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Children's Products- Annual Certification
  Inspector's note: The director did not have a current annual prodcut safety certification available for reveiw. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-06-10.

• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
  Inspector's note: Two children was observed sitting in a highchair for time out. Note: This was corrected when the caregiver removed both children from the highchairs. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
  Inspector's note: An infant was asleep with a bottle in the crib. Note: This was correct at inspection when inspector asked the caregiver to remove the bottle from the crib. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
  Inspector's note: In the infant classroom, the TV was on and the 2 of the 5 infants were watching TV during nap time. 3 were sleeping. Corrected at inspection: It was dicsussed with director that children under the age of 2, are not allowed screen time. The director was instructed to have the caregivers to turn off the tv. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: Operation does not have a current annual fire inspection for review. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-07-31.
• Critical Infant Care Area - Space to Walk Between Cribs, Cots or Mats
  Inspector's note: The cribs in the infant were close together not allowing caregivers the space to walk between them. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-07-14.
• Non-critical Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace
  Inspector's note: In the schoolers class, the children were engaged in screen time, that was not associated with a planned activity. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-07-12.
• Critical Children Handwashing Before Eating
  Inspector's note: Caregivers did not ensure that children washed their hands before eating. Note: Inspector asked the school age children if they washed their hands before eating, and the children said no. The inspector also asked a caregiver if their students washed their hands, and they said no. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-07-12.

• Critical Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
  Inspector's note: Two electrical outlets in the infant classroom did not have the plastic wall plates around the sockets. Wires were exposed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-01-27.
• Critical Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
  Inspector's note: 5 out of 6 children did not have emergency contact address information. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-01-27.
• Critical Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Hand-washing Sink
  Inspector's note: The infant room does not have a hand washing sink. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-02-10.
• Critical Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram
  Inspector's note: The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram did not have identified on it the designated location inside the building during sever weather and the meeting place outside. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-01-27.