Carousel Academy

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Texas Health and Human Services records list 9 cited deficiencies for Carousel Academy in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (4 High, 4 Medium High, 1 Medium).

Records list 9 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-05-21.

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 (15)

• 2026-05-21 · 746.5205(4) · Medium

  Documentation of Drills

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2026-05-21. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  The operation did not document fire drills that have been previously conducted. This was corrected during the inspection.

• 2026-01-30 · 746.3703(d) · High

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

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-02-27. Correction verified: 2026-02-27.

  It was determined that a staff member was allowed to smoke in the parking lot of the operation.

• 2024-05-24 · 746.605(13) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information - Special Needs Statement

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-31. Correction verified: 2024-06-07.

  10 children's files reviewed did not have the updated Special Needs Statement.

• 2024-05-24 · 746.605(6) · Medium High

  Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-31. Correction verified: 2024-06-07.

  6 childrens files did not have the addresses listed for the emergency contacts.

• 2023-12-12 · 746.5101(a) · High

  Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-29. Correction verified: 2023-12-14.

  The operation does not have a current fire inspection.

• 2023-10-10 · 746.201(5) · Medium High

  Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-04. Correction verified: 2023-12-12.

  Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, caregivers observed physical abuse of a child and reported the abuse to the director who took no action. The caregivers also did not report the abuse.

• 2023-10-10 · 746.2805(5) · High

  Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-04. Correction verified: 2023-12-12.

  Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver yelled at children as a form of discipline. A caregiver put her pointer finger in a child?s face and instructed the child to stop crying. A caregiver put her head face to face with a child as a form of discipline to get the child to listen.

• 2023-10-10 · 746.2803(4)(C) · Medium High

  Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-04. Correction verified: 2023-12-12.

  Based on evidence obtained during a DFPS investigation, a caregiver inappropriately re-directed children in care by grabbing them by the arm or elbow area in an attempt to lead the children to where they needed to go. A caregiver grabbed a child by the arm while the child was in a seated position and attempted to re-direct the child, making the child cry.

• 2023-10-10 · 746.1201(4) · High

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

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-12-04. Correction verified: 2023-12-12.

  Based on evidence obtained during an DFPS investigation, there was Reason to Believe that physical abuse occurred as a caregiver struck a child multiple times in the face. During re-direction, a child hit his head on the ground which could have resulted in serious physical harm or injury to the child.

• 2023-09-12 · 746.3819 · Medium High

  Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-09-15. Correction verified: 2023-09-15.

  Two children did not have a food allergy plan signed by the parent.

• 2022-10-17 · 746.3407(8) · Medium High

  Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-24. Correction verified: 2022-11-10.

  Three garbage cans were observed without lids and containing remnants of food.

• 2022-10-17 · 746.4001 · Medium High

  First Aid Kit - Available in Each Building, on Field Trips, during Transportation

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-24. Correction verified: 2022-11-10.

  One transportation bus did not contain a first aid kit. Three transportation buses did contain scissors, tweezers, cotton balls or thermometers.

• 2022-10-17 · 746.5625(b) · High

  Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-10-28. Correction verified: 2022-11-10.

  One vehicle that transports children did not have a properly working child safety alarm.

• 2022-10-17 · 746.901(4) · Medium Low

  Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

  Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-10-17. Correction verified: Not recorded.

  An employee file was missing a notarized affidavit.

• 2022-06-27 · 746.305(a)(4) · Medium High

  Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

  Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-06-30. Correction verified: 2022-07-12.

  Based on information gathered, it was determined that the operation did not report to Licensing that an employee had tested positive for the Corona Virus in the specified time frame required for such notifications.