746.2803: Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
Child-Care Centers
As of October 10, 2026, statewide records in this dataset list 398 citations across 342 providers.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Medium High | 318 |
| Medium | 80 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Sample inspector narratives
There is a violation to this standard as inappropriate discipline was used to redirect a child in care.
It was determined in an investigation that positive methods of discipline were not used by a caregiver. In a video, children appeared to be intimidated by the caregiver, as one child covered his eyes when the caregiver entered the room and put his head down after the caregiver…
This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver was pulling a child by the arm and another child by the legs to move them to a different space on the carpet instead of using positive redirection.
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