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Lionheart Children's Academy -LABC

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

19 state inspections, last 2 years
35 deficiencies on the state’s summary
30 high or medium-high risk
October 22, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 19, 2015
Capacity
250 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 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
1544767

Where

2912 Little Rd
Arlington, TX 76016

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 23
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 5
  • 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
May 4, 2026High745.903(2) - Controlling Person - Submit Controlling Person Form to Licensing within two days after a person becomes a controlling person. See TAC 745.901
State’s note: “The operation has two known controlling person's who have not been updated including the director.”
May 8, 2026
May 1, 2026High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed grabbing a child by the clothing causing them to fall in attempt to redirect.”
May 5, 2026
December 19, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
State’s note: “Orientation to the child-care center was not completed before having acessing to the children for a substitute caregiver.”
December 26, 2025
December 18, 2025Medium746.1003(2) - Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
State’s note: “A substitute caregiver hired by the operation did not comply with the minimum standards while working at the operation.”
February 17, 2026
December 18, 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 caregiver left a child on the playground unsupervised between 10-12 minutes.”
February 17, 2026
September 22, 2025High746.1201(5) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
State’s note: “A caregiver failed to report concerns of abuse to the department of family a protective service.”
October 20, 2025
September 4, 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 left unsupervised in a hallway for approximately 2 minutes.”
October 2, 2025
January 31, 2025Medium High746.2901 - Supervised Naptime Daily
State’s note: “A caregiver was observed asleep at naptime.”
February 7, 2025
December 27, 2024High745.509 - Licensed Operations Required Fees
State’s note: “The operation has unpaid fees associated with background checks.”
January 3, 2025
December 18, 2024High746.1201(2) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
State’s note: “The caregiver did not demonstrate patience when relating to children in the classroom.”
January 20, 2025
December 18, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “A caregiver grabbed a child by the arm leaving a bruise.”
January 20, 2025
December 16, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Caregiver did not show good judgement by tugging/ arguing on/over a blanket with a child.”
February 19, 2025
April 25, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver did not show proper self-control when redirecting a child.”
May 28, 2024
February 8, 2024Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “Two hours of renew annual transportation safety training is needed for all drivers and director.”
February 15, 2024
May 24, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with parent and caregivers. By not checking the label, a caregiver was giving a wrong breastm…”
June 22, 2023
May 11, 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 law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with caregivers and parents. A child was able to get out of the room without caregiver noticed…”
June 7, 2023
March 31, 2023Medium High746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
State’s note: “A substitute caregiver served a child with food that he/she allergic to.”
April 19, 2023
March 31, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “The assistant director did not make a good judgment by not provide a thorough orientation and/or provide enough information in order for a substitute caregiver to conduct the job efficiently. As result, the substitute caregiver unknowingly serves a child food that he/she allergic to.”
April 19, 2023
March 31, 2023Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “There was no Food Allergy Emergency Plan signed by parents and health care professional for a child who allergic to fish. The plan was signed and dated after the incident.”
April 19, 2023
February 28, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “A caregiver did not use good judgment when yelling and hitting children's hand as type of discipline.”
March 27, 2023
February 28, 2023Medium High746.2803(4) - Discipline - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance
State’s note: “Children confirmed that a caregiver slapped kids' hand and yell at them when they are not listening.”
March 27, 2023
February 8, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This rule was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Center based on interview with victim, parent, and caregivers.”
February 28, 2023
February 8, 2023High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “This law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with various caregivers. A caregiver was giving a wrong milk bottle to a non-verbal child.”
February 28, 2023
February 8, 2023High746.2805(7) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
State’s note: “This rule was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Center based on interview with victim, parent, and caregivers. Caregiver admitted that he said inappropriate word to a child.”
February 28, 2023
November 22, 2022High746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
State’s note: “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. Two children were unsupervised for eight minutes when they left the classroom without the caregiver?s knowledge.”
December 21, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Lionheart Children's Academy -LABC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 19 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 22, 2026. 10 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Lionheart Children's Academy -LABC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 35: 23 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 5 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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