Licensed child care center · public record
By the Barnyard Gate
Forney, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
13 state inspections, last 2 years
15 deficiencies on the state’s summary
14 high or medium-high risk
September 18, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 16, 2007
- Capacity
- 284 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 867625
Where
552 Fm 740
Forney, TX 75126
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs State’s note: “A five year old child was left in the classroom for twenty minutes.” |
| February 13, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4953(5) - Safety Requirements of SCPE - Supervison State’s note: “The operation failed to have a caregiver on the second floor of the indoor playscape.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4953(5) - Safety Requirements of SCPE - Supervison State’s note: “A caregiver was not assigned to supervise the second level of the indoor play area. A child received an injury which required medical attention.” |
| February 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards State’s note: “The indoor playscape had two areas with torn materials. One was the flat woven straps and the other was a fabric structure that the children walk over.” |
| October 17, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended in the classroom.” |
| October 3, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended on the playground.” |
| September 29, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended in the hallway.” |
| April 29, 2025 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “A child was left unattended on the playground for approximately 8 minutes.” |
| September 11, 2024 | High | 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity State’s note: “A child was left unattended in the classroom for approximately 15 minutes.” |
| September 11, 2024 | Medium | 746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation State’s note: “A child was left in time out for approximately 15 minutes.” |
| August 28, 2023 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in part of a report an found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgment when they physically redirected a child, causing the child to receive an injury.” |
| November 28, 2022 | Medium High | 746.4103(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person State’s note: “The operation did not record the identity of a person listed on the pick up list.” |
| May 6, 2022 | High | 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A caregiver yelled at children in care in the classroom.” |
| May 6, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2419(1) - Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months State’s note: “This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found deficient. Caregivers routinely allowed infants younger than six months to hold their own bottle while in a bouncer seat.” |
| January 7, 2022 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness State’s note: “The operation has had a total of 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases that were not reported to Child Care Licensing and the local health authority.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 30, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 14, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- May 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 8, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 17, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected By the Barnyard Gate?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 18, 2026. 7 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does By the Barnyard Gate have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 7 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.
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