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Tender Love Childcare LLC

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

17 state inspections, last 2 years
82 deficiencies on the state’s summary
48 high or medium-high risk
November 5, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued September 23, 2022
Capacity
85 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 05:00 AM-07:00 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
1732362

Where

6516 New York Ave Ste 120
Arlington, TX 76002

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 23
  • Medium-high 25
  • Medium 29
  • Medium-low 5
  • 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 82.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
October 13, 2026Medium746.1701 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 12 or Fewer Children
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, one caregiver had ten children. Four children were aged 0-17 months, and six were aged 18 months-4 years.”
October 13, 2026
October 13, 2026Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “During the visit, there was one infant sitting in a highchair without straps. The specific age is 12-17 months of age.”
October 13, 2026
October 13, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During the visit, there was one caregiver present without a background check in the three-year-old classroom.”
October 21, 2026
October 13, 2026Medium High746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
State’s note: “During the visit, the director did not have a transportation certificate available for review.”
October 16, 2026
October 13, 2026High746.5617(a)(2) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
State’s note: “During the visit, the operation did not have the medical emergency information listed on ProCare for children who are transported to and from public school.”
October 15, 2026
October 13, 2026Medium High746.3701(1) - Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
State’s note: “During the visit, the operation had several outlets that were not covered. The operation added outlets covered to all outlets during the visit.”
At the inspection
October 13, 2026High746.5625(b) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer's instructions
State’s note: “During the visit, the operation safety alarm was not working on the transportation vehicle.”
October 23, 2026
August 7, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, there was a person in a empty classroom with 3 unenrolled children with no background check blow drying 1 of the child's hair.This was corrected at inspection by having the person leave the operation.”
At the inspection
August 7, 2026High746.1205(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: “At the time of inspection during the inspectors walk through there were no caregivers in the school age room. The children were left unsupervised. This was corrected at inspection by having a caregiver go into the room.”
August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “At the time of inspection there was a caregiver on social media on her phone in a classroom with 10 children during naptime. This was corrected at inspection by having the caregiver turn off her phone.”
At the inspection
August 7, 2026High746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
State’s note: “Caregiver did not know how many children were in her classroom at the time of inspection.”
August 7, 2026
August 7, 2026Medium High746.2911 - Adequate Lighting During Naptime
State’s note: “3's and 4's classroom lighting was too dark at the time of inspection. Inspector could not see caregiver's face when in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection by having her turn on the bathroom light for adequate lighting.”
At the inspection
August 6, 2026Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “The operation failed to provide an incident report to the parent within 48 hours of the incident.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
State’s note: “Caregiver admitted to restraining a child in care.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.1205(a)(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
State’s note: “Caregiver failed to intervene to ensure child's safety during a physical altercation with another child.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Using Harsh, Abusive or Profane Language
State’s note: “Caregiver was heard cursing at a child in care.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026Medium746.1109(b)(1) - Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Not in Charge of Group
State’s note: “Operation left the underage caregiver alone with sole responsibility for a group of children in care.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “Caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment by telling and allowing school age kids to engage in a physical fight.”
August 14, 2026
August 6, 2026High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “The operation failed to notify licensing that a non-routine situation (physical altercation between 2 children) took place at the operation that placed children at risk.”
August 14, 2026
July 29, 2026Medium746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the cribs were not labeled. This was corrected at inspection by having a caregiver label the cribs.”
At the inspection
July 29, 2026Medium High746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
State’s note: “Director had a total of 13 hours for training year 3/2025-3/2026.”
August 12, 2026
July 29, 2026Medium High746.1203(3)(D) - Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
State’s note: “Caregiver was seen watching a social media video on her phone during naptime. This was corrected at inspection by having her close the app and lock her phone.”
At the inspection
April 13, 2026Medium746.901(11) - Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
State’s note: “Operations 2 employee files still lacked statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment outlined in ?746.1303 of this chapter.”
April 30, 2026
April 13, 2026Medium Low746.901(7)(B) - Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received personnel policies
State’s note: “Operations 2 employee files still lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Personnel policies;”
April 30, 2026
April 13, 2026Medium746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
State’s note: “Operations director still lacked annual required training topics.”
April 30, 2026

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Tender Love Childcare LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 17 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 13 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Tender Love Childcare LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 82: 23 high-risk, 25 medium-high-risk, 29 medium-risk, 5 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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