Licensed child care center · public record
The Ark Childrens Center
Webster, 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
13 deficiencies on the state’s summary
7 high or medium-high risk
April 28, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued March 21, 2005
- Capacity
- 244 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:00 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
- 847164
Where
760 Clear Lake City Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity State’s note: “There was no information regarding the promotion of physical activities for both indoors and outdoors.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Low | 746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program State’s note: “One child did not have a current health statement on file.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “Three children's records did not have current immunization records on file or an exemption affidavit.” |
| September 17, 2024 | High | 746.501(a)(24) - Written Operational Policies - Emergency Preparedness Plans State’s note: “There was no emergency prepardness plan or procedures with the required information for review.” |
| September 17, 2024 | Medium | 746.501(a)(30) - Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services State’s note: “The operational policies did not contain information for the support and care of the inclusion of special needs children in care.” |
| January 6, 2023 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Cleaning products were not labeled with it content. Corrected at Inspection. Note: Pictures were taken.” |
| January 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.2409(a)(2) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets State’s note: “During Inspection the cribs in the infant room had lose fitting sheets. There were no children in the cribs during the inspection. Note: Pictures were taken.” |
| January 6, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During inspection the toddler room had a plastic sink that was chipped and cracked, In the PreK room the outlet cover was cracked. Corrected at inspection: sink was removed and tape was placed over outlet cover for temporary fix.” |
| October 20, 2022 | High | 746.2805(4) - Prohibited Punishments - Hitting with Hand or Instrument State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation there is sufficient information to prove that a caregiver used prohibited punishment.” |
| October 20, 2022 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “Based on the evidence obtained during the DFPS investigation, there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation of physical abuse. Note: This was corrected prior to the investigation when the director took action after being informed of the incident. The caregiver was terminated and there were no other concerns.” |
| January 18, 2022 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Two of four records were lacking a complete emergency contact.” |
| January 18, 2022 | Medium | 746.1311(b) - Director Annual Training - Required 6 hours State’s note: “The directors record were lacking the required 6 hours in the following subjects: Child growth and development, Guidance and discipline, Age-appropriate curriculum, Teacher-child interaction and Serving children with special care needs.” |
| January 18, 2022 | Medium | 746.1311(c) - Director Annual Training -Required 1 hour in prevention, recognition and reporting of child maltreatment State’s note: “The directors records were lacking one hour of training related to preventing and reporting child maltreatment.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- April 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 6, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 17, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 28, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 6, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 16, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 20, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 14, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 18, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected The Ark Childrens Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 28, 2026. 0 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Ark Childrens Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 13: 4 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 5 medium-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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