Licensed child care center · public record
Noah's Ark Daycare
Del Rio, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 29, 2003
- Capacity
- 76 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-05:30 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
- 830017
Where
903 Cantu Rd
Del Rio, TX 78840
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2024 | High | 746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling State’s note: “The center was cited for a caregiver inappropriately seating a child.” |
| June 21, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3301(h) - Nutrition and Food Service - Food not a reward State’s note: “A caregiver was giving a child food as a reward.” |
| April 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.2207(c)(4) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used During Eating or Rest Times State’s note: “A screen was on with a moving objects while children were sleeping in one room. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver turned off the screen.” |
| April 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “3 of 6 children did not have required immuzations on file.” |
| April 5, 2024 | Medium High | 746.605(13)(B)(iii) - Required Admission Information - Potential complications State’s note: “3 of 6 children did not have information in regards to special care needs filled out on their admission form.” |
| April 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.4503(b) - Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name State’s note: “3 children were sleeping on different cots that were not assigned to them in accordance with the number chart on wall for cots. This was corrected at inspection when caregiver moved children to assigned cots.” |
| April 5, 2024 | Medium | 746.605(11) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “2 of the 6 children did not have an emergency care facility address or phone number in records on file.” |
| July 20, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “A 15 month old infant was combined with a 10 year old child in a classroom for naptime and there were a total of 35 children in the entire daycare.” |
| May 23, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “A caregiver was left alone with 27 children between the ages of toddler to school-age children. The max amount of children one caregiver can have is 26 children.” |
| May 3, 2023 | Medium High | 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current State’s note: “8 children's files were reviewed, 1 file was missing current shot records.” |
| May 3, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “A toddler classroom has 1 caregiver present with 11 children with an age gorup of 18-23 months. This was corrected during the inspection when 2 children were moved to another room.” |
| June 17, 2022 | Medium | 746.1013(a)(2) - Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Knows Responsibilities State’s note: “Person in charge was unable to get files to be reviewed during the inspection.” |
| June 17, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1613(a)(4) - Naptime Child/Caregiver Ratio - Additional Employee Required State’s note: “A classroom during naptime had been reduced by half, but there was no other caregiver available in the building. Corrected at inspection: Caregiver came back from lunch and the ratio was corrected.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 8, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- November 13, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 21, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 27, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 22, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 25, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 21, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 20, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 26, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 23, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 17, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Noah's Ark Daycare?
Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 8, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Noah's Ark Daycare have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 1 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 4 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.
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