Licensed child care center · public record
Little Ark Care Center
Watauga, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
9 state inspections, last 2 years
10 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
October 29, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 6, 2025
- Capacity
- 226 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
- 1814635
Where
7200 Denton Hwy
Watauga, TX 76148
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 21, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “A four-year-old child was combined with 15?17-month-old infants. This was corrected during the inspection when the 4-year-old was moved out of the older infant room after naptime.” |
| May 12, 2026 | 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 caregiver did not immediately intervene when an altercation occurred between children.” |
| May 12, 2026 | High | 746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment State’s note: “Through evidence unrelated to incident, the operation used wall sits and running laps to discipline children's behavior.” |
| May 4, 2026 | Low | 746.609(a) - Update Admission Information - Procedure State’s note: “The operation did not update the child's food preference in the admission information.” |
| May 1, 2026 | Medium High | 746.305(a)(2) - AP Report Child Injury Requiring Medical Treatment by a Health-Care Professional or Hospitalization State’s note: “An injured child who received medical treatment was not reported to licensing within the two-day required period after the incident.” |
| April 30, 2026 | Medium | 746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used State’s note: “One medication was expired.” |
| April 30, 2026 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “One immunization record was not current.” |
| September 12, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “9 Staff files were reviewed and all were missing the required Form 2985 Affidavit.” |
| September 11, 2025 | High | 746.1003(3) - Director Responsibilities - Employee Assignments State’s note: “Based on information obtained through investigation a caregiver was assigned to a classroom without being trained on the requirements for a child with special care needs.” |
| July 11, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “At the time of the inspection 1 child, with a noted food allergy on their enrollment form, did not have an allergy action plan from their physician on file.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- June 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 4, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 1, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 11, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Little Ark Care Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 29, 2026. 8 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Little Ark Care Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 10: 3 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 1 medium-risk, 1 medium-low-risk, 1 low-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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