Tuck Street Early Education Center

“During the inspection of the active play space, rotten boards with exposed nails were found on the ground, seating with splintering wood was observed, a jagged broken plastic tub was observed and green algae had begun to grow in the outdoor sink.”

“The operation has earned many high weighted deficiencies since June of 2026, including multiple citations for employees engaging in prohibited punishments.”

“The operation did not make a report to CCR within two days of becoming aware that an employee used corporal punishment on a child in care.”

“A caregiver chose to flick a child in care in the mouth as a form of discipline.”

“It was determined that a child was unsupervised in a classroom.”

“It was determined that the permit holder told staff not to comply with a DFPS safety plan and allowed the staff member to supervise children alone.”

“A caregiver was observed standing over a child while talking harshly to them and yelling at them.”

“During the walkthrough two children were found alone in the classroom bathroom. They were two years old. There was no caregiver present in the classroom. This was corrected after approximatley one minute when the caregiver returned to the classroom and I notified them of the children in the bathroom.”

“A caregiver was observed during the walkthrough grabbing and pushing a child in the classroom as a form of discipline.”

“During an unannounced inspection, a caregiver was observed to be frustrated with a child who has special needs.”

“During an unannounced inspection, a caregiver was observed to be on her phone. The caregiver immediately put her phone in her pocket when she realized that CCR was in the room.”

“During an unannounced inspection, a child was observed to be standing on top of a table. The caregiver did not remove the child from the top of the table until CCR entered the room.”

“It was determined that a caregiver was not supervising children when they were fighting in the school age classroom.”

“During a walkthrough of the operation, multiple children were able to walk out of a classroom and a child was observed to be jumping out of a chair without any redirection. It was also found that a child was able to stab multiple children with a pencil with no redirection from a caregiver.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. The operation has had a high number of repeated deficiencies in a short period of time.”

“This investigation was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A parent observed a caregiver yank on a child in care.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. Multiple staff members stated that they were vaping on the operation's premises.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A caregiver stated that she hates the children and does not like them. This statement was made to a parent, in front of the children, and to a child.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. Multiple staff and parents have observed a caregiver yelling at children in care.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. A caregiver slapped their own child while at the operation.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. During an inspection, DFPS observed a write up in an employee's file stating that there was a verbal altercation in a classroom and profanity was used.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and determined to be deficient. During a visit to the operation, CCI observed children walking out of a classroom without a caregiver's knowledge.”

“The operation had two caregivers engage in a physical fight at the operation in the infant room with infants present.”

“The operation designee asked the Director to avoid or delay reporting a serious incident to parents that required reporting to parents.”

“The operation had two caregivers engage in a physical fight at the operation in the infant room with infants present and did not notify the parents of these infants of this situation until several days later.”

“On 5/7/2026, the DFPS investigator observed a child unsupervised by their caregiver for approximately three minutes.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with multiple parents, it was determined that their children's diapers are not being promptly changed.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with caregivers, it was determined that the caregivers are not consistently filling out and sharing the infant daily reports with the parents which includes information about diaper changes, food/bottles consumed, times the infant slept, infant's general mood for the day and summary of the infant's activities.”

“This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with multiple parents and review of incident reports, it was determined that parents have not been receiving same day communication regarding minor injuries that their children received while in care.”

“During the inspection a caregiver who had an inactive background check status was present and caring for children. This was corrected during the inspection when the person was sent home.”

“The training records for two caregivers did not have training in storing and handling of hazardous materials, and responding to food allergies.”

“During the inspection there were hazardous materials stored in an unlocked cabinet, within the reach of children, located in the preschool restroom. This was corrected during the inspection when the cabinet was safeguarded by staff.”

“Two out of ten children's records did not contain physician's health statements.”

“During the inspection the diaper changing tables in the Infant and Waddler classrooms were placed next to hand washing sinks which were not operating. This was corrected during the inspection in the Waddler classroom when the diaper changing table was moved next to the restroom.”

“A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when they allowed a group of children to move heavy tables in the classroom, which resulted in another child becoming seriously injured.”

“This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. It was determined that caregivers spank children as a form of punishment.”

“The operation allowed a staff member who has a conditional status which states that the person must never be left alone with a child or group of children, including during transportation, to transport a child from the facility.”

“A caregiver who is on a provisional status which included a condition in which states that they are not allowed to be alone with a group of children was left alone and in charge of a group of children in a classroom during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with no conditions was asked to go into the classroom with the caregiver.”

“During the inspection a two year old child was observed sitting in a high chair during naptime and the child was given a quiet activity at that time. One hour later, the child was observed still sitting in the high chair and did not have a quiet activity. This was corrected during the inspection when the director instructed the caregiver to remove the child from the high chair.”

“A caregiver who is on a provisional status which included a condition in which states that they are not allowed to be alone with a group of children was left alone and in charge of a group of children in a classroom during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when a caregiver with no conditions was asked to go into the classroom with the caregiver.”

“This standard was evaluated during the inspection and was found to be deficient. The operation has not been providing or sharing infant daily reports to the parents.”

“This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. An infant's soiled or wet diapers were not changed promptly.”

“At the time of inspection one child did not have the required health statement on file for review.”

“At the time of inspection 3 children did not have their required immunizations record on file. The records needed to be updated.”

“At the time of inspection the driver for the operation did not have current transportation training on file for review. The driver's last transportation training was last documented in January 2017.”

“At the time of inspection the center did not have the most recent health inspection on file for review.”

“At the time of inspection an infant was observed asleep in their crib on their tummy. A doctor's note was posted over the crib advising that the child has acid reflux and must lay on their tummy after eating for a period of time. No sleep exemption form had been completed by the child's doctor.”

“This standard was tasked over for this investigation and found to be deficient. It was determined that infants are allowed to fall asleep in their cribs while holding their bottles.”