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Licensed child care center · public record

Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool

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

7 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
August 4, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued January 27, 2020
Capacity
102 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
1685680

Where

8061 S Hulen St
Fort Worth, TX 76123

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 2
  • Medium 8
  • 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
June 25, 2026Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient after children in the 18-24m age group were observed using screen time.”
July 24, 2026
June 25, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “This standard was found to be deficient after a caregiver was observed lifting a child off of the floor by his arm.”
July 24, 2026
June 25, 2026High746.1205(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 found to be deficient after a 23month old child was observed opening the classroom door and exiting the classroom without the two caregivers noticing he was not there.”
July 24, 2026
June 12, 2026Medium746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
State’s note: “During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver admitted to placing toddlers in time out for five minutes.”
July 15, 2026
June 12, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed on video and admitted to spraying children's hands with a cleaning chemical solution instead of soap.”
July 15, 2026
June 9, 2025Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “There are three infant-aged children who do not have written feeding instructions signed and dated by the parent available for review during the inspection.”
June 10, 2025
July 19, 2024Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “One child was missing current immunization records.”
July 26, 2024
July 19, 2024Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “One child's infant feeding instructions was last updated on 5/22/2024.”
July 22, 2024
March 5, 2024Medium746.203(2) - Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when the operation failed to provide verification of liability insurance by the anniversary date.”
March 8, 2024
December 7, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed interacting negatively with the children in the classroom.”
December 7, 2023
December 7, 2023Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
December 18, 2023
October 23, 2023High746.1205(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 was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom failed to intervene when a child was bitten multiple times by another child in care.”
January 8, 2024
October 23, 2023Medium746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. The director failed to ensure employees understood, maintained and complied with all minimum standard requirements when two caregivers were present in a classroom and failed to provide proper and adequate supervision. This action resulted in a child being injured while in car…”
January 8, 2024
October 23, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom heard a child crying in distress and failed to check on the wellbeing of the child. The caregiver admitted in her interview that she did not check on the child after she observed the child crying.”
January 8, 2024
October 23, 2023High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.”
January 8, 2024
January 11, 2023High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver lifted a child by the arms and placed him aggressively in a chair facing the wall for time out.”
February 2, 2023
December 13, 2022Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The infant three classroom was out of ratio by two children.”
December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when two children's files did not contain accurate admission dates.”
December 16, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool?

Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 4, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 8 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 8 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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