746.3420: Hand Sanitizer - Not Used on Visibly Soiled Hands Unless Away From Classroom and Soap & Water Not Available
Child-Care Centers
As of October 10, 2026, statewide records in this dataset list 40 citations across 38 providers.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Medium High | 40 |
| Medium | 0 |
| 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
Children were observed to be using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water to wash hands before eating snack.
Two bottles of hand sanitizers were observed on top of a children's shelf in the pre-k room. A third bottle of hand sanitizer was observed on top of a children's sink in the toddler room. This posed a safety hazard as the bottles of hand sanitizer were within children's reach.…
A 22 month old was given hand sanitize before having snack. This was corrected at inspection to explain the importance of children 24 months and under needing to wash their hands with soap and water.
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