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Kids R Kids 54 TX

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

23 state inspections, last 2 years
35 deficiencies on the state’s summary
23 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 9, 2023
Capacity
375 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
1782242

Where

600 Debbie Ln
Arlington, TX 76002

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 16
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 12
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 35.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 5, 2026Medium746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “2 of the infant cribs with infants inside of them were not labled at the time of my walk through and inpection. This was corrected by having the caregivers label the cribs.”
At the inspection
August 5, 2026Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “Operation has not practiced or documented fire drills.”
August 26, 2026
August 5, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “4 of the 10 caregiver files did not have a total of 24 trainings hours at the time of inspection from hire date to anniversary date.”
August 26, 2026
August 5, 2026Medium746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement
State’s note: “1 child's file did have a health statement at the time of inspection.”
August 26, 2026
August 3, 2026Medium High746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
State’s note: “A caregiver failed to use a positive method of discipline and guidance with a child in care by throwing a ball at a child's back.”
August 13, 2026
May 19, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation was found deficient with this standard as a caregiver exercised poor judgment in the manner in which she physically handled/repositioned an infant in care to a sitting position.”
May 29, 2026
April 28, 2026High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, the operation was found non-compliant with this standard, as a caregiver allowed an infant to sleep in a restrictive device.”
May 14, 2026
March 4, 2026Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “4 children enrolled still did not have health statements on file for review at the time of follow up inspection.”
March 23, 2026
February 4, 2026Medium746.501(a)(28) - Written Operational Policies - Vaccine Preventable Diseases
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operational policies did not have a policy on:Information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employee”
March 23, 2026
February 4, 2026Medium746.501(a)(18)(B) - Written Operational Policies - Duration
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operational policies did not have a policy on: The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor;”
March 23, 2026
February 4, 2026Medium746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operational policies did not have a policy on: Procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs”
March 23, 2026
February 4, 2026Medium746.611(b) - Health Statement on File within 1 Week of Admission
State’s note: “4 children enrolled did not have health statements on file for review at the time of inspection.”
March 2, 2026
February 4, 2026Medium746.501(a)(26) - Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operational policies did not have a policy on: Preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children”
March 23, 2026
September 5, 2025High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “Based on the information provided during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver aggressively pulled a child by the arm and dropped the child on the nap cot.”
September 15, 2025
August 18, 2025Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to comply with this standard by not completing an incident report for a child's ant bite incident.”
September 4, 2025
August 18, 2025Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to comply with this standard by not completing an incident report for a child's incident.”
September 4, 2025
August 18, 2025High746.307(b)(4) - Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to comply with this standard by not notifying the parent of the ant bite incident that took place at the operation.”
September 4, 2025
August 18, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to comply with this standard because a caregiver inappropriately picked up an infant by 1 arm and brought the infant to the mat.”
September 4, 2025
May 30, 2025High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation was deficient in this standard as a caregiver was observed pinching a child in care.”
June 10, 2025
March 10, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on information obtained during a DFPS investigation, a violation was found. The operation failed to relay all pertinent information to the parent to be able to make an informed medical decision regarding the child.”
April 10, 2025
January 24, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Based on the information provided during the investigation, the operation was found deficient in this standard for allowing children to play football indoors resulting in a child losing their 2 front teeth.”
February 11, 2025
November 25, 2024Medium High746.3301(a) - Nutrition and Food Service - Regular Meals and Snacks
State’s note: “The operation was requiring parents to provide a doctors note prior to serving the table food eating infants, table food.If there was no doctors note provided the child would not be served what was on the menu.”
November 25, 2024
November 21, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation the operation was found non-compliant with this standard as no incident report was shared with the parent.”
December 4, 2024
November 21, 2024Medium746.701(5) - Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation the operation was found non-compliant with this standard as no incident report was completed for the incident.”
December 4, 2024
November 21, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation the operation was found non-compliant with this standard as no report was made to childcare regulation of the incident by the operation.”
December 4, 2024

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Kids R Kids 54 TX?

Texas HHSC's file lists 23 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 15 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Kids R Kids 54 TX have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 35: 16 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 12 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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