Licensed child care center · public record
Noah's Ark Early Development Center
Forney, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
13 state inspections, last 2 years
7 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
October 12, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued August 4, 2025
- Capacity
- 247 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
- 1811459
Where
11270 Fm 1641
Forney, TX 75126
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “One caregiver did not display good judgment when she had an alcoholic beverage in her belongings.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4607(b)(2) - Maximum Height - Under Age 5 State’s note: “The maximum height of the play structure on the three year old playground exceeded five feet. The highest height of the play structure was 5ft 5in.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4811(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Bucket Swings - in Front and Rear State’s note: “The use zone for the front and rear of the bucket swings on the creepers playground was not at least two times the vertical distance from the swing beam to the top of the swing sitting surface.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4807(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear State’s note: “The use zone for the swings on the three's and schooler's playground did not extend twice the height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the protective surfacing.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4805(b) - Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less State’s note: “The use zone in front of the exit of the slide on the creeper did not have at least six feet of use zone. The exit of the school age slide on the side of the play structure did not have at least six feet of use zone.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4607(b)(1) - Maximum Height - Under Age 2 State’s note: “The maximum height of the wooden play structure on the creepers playground exceeded 32 inches. The highest height of that designated play equipment was 4ft 8in.” |
| February 26, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4809(a) - Measurement of Use Zone for Tire Swings - All Directions State’s note: “The use zone of the tire swing on the three's playground did not extend 9 feet 6 inches in all directions.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 12, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 9, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 26, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 21, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 19, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Pending
- July 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- January 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 29, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Noah's Ark Early Development Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 12, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Noah's Ark Early Development Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 7: 1 high-risk, 6 medium-high-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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