The Learning Junction Early Education Center

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 31 cited deficiencies for The Learning Junction Early Education Center in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (16 High, 12 Medium High, 3 Medium).

Records list 23 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-09-24.

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

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Full citation history from HHSC (32)

• 2025-01-27 · 746.1205(a)(2) · High

  Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-27. Correction verified: 2025-02-10.

  Two caregivers did not know the number of children they were responsible for when asked twice. This was corrected when the caregivers counted the number of children and gave the correct number.

• 2025-01-10 · 746.2401(6) · High

  Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-10. Correction verified: 2025-01-27.

  An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a pacifier string attached to their clothing. The pacifier string was removed during inspection.

• 2025-01-10 · 746.2415(b) · High

  AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-10. Correction verified: 2025-01-27.

  An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with extra bedding. The manufacture instructions of the extra bedding stated, "Never use in a crib or play yard". The extra bedding was removed at inspection.

• 2025-01-10 · 746.2411(2)(B) · Medium High

  Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Snug Fitting Sheets

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-01-10. Correction verified: 2025-01-27.

  An infant under the age of 12 months was observed asleep in a play yard with a loose-fitting sheet. The infant was removed from the play yard at inspection.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.3415(1) · Medium High

  Employee Handwashing Before Eating or Handling Food

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands before preparing meals.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.3317(1) · Medium High

  Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Sanitize Equipment

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed preparing an infant?s food using a utensil to try the food and then using the same utensil to prepare the food on the plate. The caregiver was observed eating food off of a plate and then giving the infant the remainder of the food on the plate while using the same utensil the caregiver ate off of.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.3505(e) · Medium High

  Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed not disinfecting the diaper changing mat between each use.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.1203(3)(D) · Medium High

  Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed using her cellphone on multiple occasions while caring for the infants in the classroom.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.1201(1) · High

  Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver used bad judgement when attempting to move the diaper changing mat while an infant is on it. The caregiver is observed sitting on the floor with the diaper changing mat in front of them, picking the diaper changing mat up while an infant is on it and dropping it. The diaper changing mat was padded and landed up correctly however, the caregiver exhibited bad judgement when attempting to move it this way.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.3415(4) · Medium High

  Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing her own hands between each diaper change.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.3421(b) · Medium High

  Infant Handwashing - Raised to Sink

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was not observed washing any of the infant?s hand throughout the day. The caregiver is only observed wiping the children?s hands and faces with wipes.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.2426(a)(1) · High

  Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, an infant was observed sleeping in an exerSaucer and an infant was observed sleeping in a bouncer.

• 2024-12-09 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High

  Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-09. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver is observed exiting the classroom on multiple occasions in short durations while the infants are eating their food.

• 2024-11-26 · 746.2805(3) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-11-26. Correction verified: 2024-12-10.

  While reviewing video footage for another investigation, a caregiver was observed inappropriately grabbing children by their arm when picking them up and moving them around the classroom.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.2805(1) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver was roughly moving infants when they placed them in a highchair and when they removed them from bouncer seats or exersaucers.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.3701 · Medium High

  Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver left their purse on the floor of a classroom and accessible to infants.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.1201(4) · High

  AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver abused and neglected children in care.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.201(2) · Medium High

  Written Personnel Policies

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  A caregiver failed to follow the operations smoke free and drug free section the personnel policies.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.1003(4) · High

  Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that the director was not appropriately supervising caregivers when a caregiver was observed on video walking out of a classroom leaving infants unsupervised multiple times.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.201(7) · Medium

  Operation Open to Parents At All Times

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that parents are only allowed in the doorway of the operation, they are not allowed in the classrooms.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.3703(d) · High

  No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DPFS investigation, a caregiver admitted to smoking a THC vape pen in the infant classroom multiple times over multiple days. The vape pen was used in the classroom around the infant as a result an infant tested positive for cannabis.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.3703(c) · High

  Not Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DPFS investigation, it was found that a caregiver was under the influence of THC while caring for infants. The caregiver did not have a prescription for the controlled substance.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.305(a)(6) · High

  Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that it was not reported that a caregiver was using prohibited discipline and guidance on infants after the director observed video of the classroom.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.1201(1) · High

  Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver dropped an empty bouncer seat on the ground next to two infants on the ground. The bouncer seat did not hit the infants, however the caregiver exhibited bad judgement when attempting to move it this way. During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when the caregiver sprayed Lysol in the close proximity of infants. During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver did not use good judgement when they used their sleeve to wipe an infant's nose twice. Additionally, the caregiver did not wash hands after doing so.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.3317 · Medium High

  Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-20. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  Video footage showed a caregiver spraying Lysol around themselves while shaking a bottle for an infant.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.2805(8) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  Infants are being placed in a restrictive device as a form of discipline.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.307(b)(4) · High

  Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  The operation did not notify parents within the required 2 days when their child was placed at risk.

• 2024-11-20 · 746.1203(3)(C) · Medium High

  Janitorial duties

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-02-21. Correction verified: 2025-03-03.

  While caring for infants a caregiver was observed washing dishes, sweeping, vacuuming and spraying disinfectant in the room.

• 2024-07-24 · 746.2421(a) · Medium

  Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-26. Correction verified: 2024-07-25.

  Two infants did not have infant feeding instructions available for review.

• 2024-07-24 · 746.2407 · Medium High

  Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2024-07-24. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  One infant was sitting in a highchair without the safety straps fastened. This was corrected when the caregiver fastened the safety straps.

• 2024-07-24 · 746.4803 · Medium

  Measurement of Use Zone for Stationary Equipment

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-08-07. Correction verified: 2024-08-07.

  The stationary equipment outside did not meet the required use zones. There was a wooden balance beam in the use zone of the ladder of the stationary equipment.

• 2022-11-08 · 746.2419(8) · Medium High

  Requirements for Feeding Infants - Other Use of Handwashing Sink

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-11-08. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  During the walk through of the infant room, a feeding plate was observed in the sink used for hand washing. This was corrected when the caregiver removed the plate from the sink.