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Children's Lighthouse Viridian

Arlington, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

8 state inspections, last 2 years
20 deficiencies on the state’s summary
13 high or medium-high risk
August 6, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 24, 2020
Capacity
255 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1697475

Where

4000 Cascade Sky Dr
Arlington, TX 76005

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 7
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 6, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “At the time of the inspection a caregiver was present with out an active background check. The background check was submitted and the caregiver sent home until the check is completed.”
At the inspection
June 8, 2026Medium746.505(2) - Notify Parents of Change in Operational Policy or Enrollment Agreement
State’s note: “Through the course of the investigation it was found the operational policies were updated and notification had not been provided to parents.”
August 10, 2026
June 3, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. It was found a caregiver did not have self control when continuing to hold a child as they resisted being held by the caregiver, causing bruising to the child's arm.”
July 2, 2026
June 3, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This was evaluated as part of a DFPS investigation and found deficient. It was found that a caregiver had grabbed and held a child as a response to the child's behavior in the classroom.”
July 2, 2026
April 3, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “A caregiver's personal belonging containing a harmful substance was kept within child's reach. The child was able to get the substance from the belongings two times.”
April 10, 2025
April 3, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation did not report to CCR two instances where children were placed at risk.”
April 10, 2025
April 3, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver grabbed a child's arm aggressively.”
April 10, 2025
April 3, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(4)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
State’s note: “Newly hired caregivers did not complete CPR training within 90 days of employment.”
May 2, 2025
April 3, 2025Medium High746.3503(c)(3) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child
State’s note: “A caregiver walked away from a child, leaving the child on the diaper changing table.”
April 10, 2025
April 3, 2025High746.1205(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 able to get a harmful substance from a caregiver's purse twice without the caregiver's knowledge.”
April 10, 2025
November 21, 2022Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “Feeding instructions were observed during inspection, three were not current and up to date.”
November 28, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “Two drivers did not have the required two hours of transportation training. The training completed was for one hour instead of two hours.”
December 5, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium746.501(a)(18)(B) - Written Operational Policies - Duration
State’s note: “The operational policy addresses physical activity but does not include the duration required.”
December 5, 2022
November 21, 2022High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “Floor cleaning solution attached to a mop stick was in the toddler bathroom in the reach of children. This was removed and corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
November 21, 2022High746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans
State’s note: “The emergency preparedness plan in handbook did not contain all required information.”
December 5, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium746.503 - Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
State’s note: “Ten child's files were reviewed. One file was missing a signed operational polices.”
November 28, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “Ten of the staff records reviewed did not have the six required training topics completed.”
December 21, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium High746.5207(b) - Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Posted in Each Room
State’s note: “Two out of the ten classrooms were missing the emergency evacuation diagram posting in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection when director reposted diagrams on the wall.”
At the inspection
November 21, 2022Medium746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
State’s note: “Ten training records were reviewed. seven records did not have the complete 24 hours of training required.”
December 21, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “Ten children's records did not have updated immunizations.”
December 5, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Children's Lighthouse Viridian?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 6, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Children's Lighthouse Viridian have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 20: 8 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 7 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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