Licensed child care center · public record
Mustard Seed Daycare Center
Arlington, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
19 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
July 17, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 12, 2024
- Capacity
- 85 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 08:00 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
- 1779976
Where
5001 New York Ave Bldg A
Arlington, TX 76018
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Medium | 746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics State’s note: “The director does not have on file these required annual training topics- emergency preparedness, administering medications, food allergy, hazardous materials, building safety, and communicable diseases.” |
| June 18, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation did not have a health inspection on file/available for review.” |
| June 18, 2026 | High | 746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans State’s note: “The operation did not have the emergency preparedness plan available upon request.” |
| June 18, 2026 | Medium | 746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired State’s note: “The first aid kit did not have a working thermometer. The operation has three first aid kits and none of the kits had a working thermometer.” |
| June 18, 2026 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “The emergency practice form where drills are documented was not available upon request.” |
| June 18, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation does not have a current fire inspection on file, the last fire inspection record on file was completed on 02/25/2025.” |
| July 11, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “The caregiver was not able to provide 18 hours of annual training.” |
| February 7, 2025 | High | 746.5319 - Smoke Detectors Testing State’s note: “The battery powered smoke detector located in the hallway requires a batter replacement, the smoke detector was chirping/beeping to be maintained during the inspection.” |
| February 7, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “The operation produced proof of sheltering/severe weather and lock down drill. The operation still needs to produce the safety documentation for fire drills or fire extinguisher and smoke detector tests.” |
| February 7, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not provide proof of current fire inspection.” |
| February 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation could not provide proof of current health inspection.” |
| February 7, 2025 | High | 746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans State’s note: “The operation did not produce a copy of their emergency preparedness plan.” |
| January 7, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The operation could not provide proof of current health inspection.” |
| January 7, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “The operation could not produce proof of having completed emergency drills.” |
| January 7, 2025 | High | 746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans State’s note: “The operation could not produce a copy of their emergency preparedness plan during the inspection.” |
| January 7, 2025 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation could not provide proof of current inspection. The last fire inspection was conducted in July 2023.” |
| January 7, 2025 | High | 746.5319 - Smoke Detectors Testing State’s note: “The battert powered smoke detector located in the hallway requires a batter replacement, the smoke detector was chirping/beeping to be maintanced during the inspection.” |
| March 11, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “A preschool health statment needed for two children in care.” |
| January 16, 2024 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The total number of employees who ceased working at your center in 2023 has not been reported as of 1/16/2024.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 18, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- July 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 7, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 7, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 17, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 11, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 16, 2024 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- January 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 15, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 13, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 24, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Mustard Seed Daycare Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 17, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Mustard Seed Daycare Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 19: 8 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 7 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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