Licensed child care center · public record
The Ark Learning Center
Temple, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
7 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
July 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued December 9, 2022
- Capacity
- 111 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 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
- 1742829
Where
10150 Windy Pointe Dr
Temple, TX 76502
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 24, 2026 | High | 746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers State’s note: “It was observed an infant was sleeping with a milk bottle. It was corrected during inspection.” |
| April 21, 2026 | Low | 746.705 - Incident/Illness Report Form Signed State’s note: “During the investigation, it was found the operation did not ensure the incident involving the child was properly documented and communicated to the parent.” |
| April 21, 2026 | Medium | 746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “During the investigation, it was determined the operation did not ensure an incident report was completed and provided to the parent after the child sustained an injury at the operation.” |
| April 21, 2026 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries State’s note: “During the investigation it was determined the operation did not ensure timely parent notification regarding a child's injury.” |
| October 3, 2024 | High | 746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “Two of the classrooms had cleaning supplies stored in cabinets within reach of children and the child locks on the cabinets had broken. This was corrected during the inspection when the child locks were replaced so that the cabinets were locked.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.4003(a)(1) - First Aid Kit Incomplete - Gudie to first aid and emergency care State’s note: “The operation's first aid kit did not have a guide to first aid. This was corrected during the inspection when a first aid guide was printed out and placed in the first aid kit.” |
| November 16, 2023 | High | 746.1205(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: “A caregiver was not able to properly supervise children in care when the caregiver was taking children to the bathroom while other children were in the classroom which caused a lack of supervision and an incident occurred in the classroom without the caregivers knowledge.” |
| November 7, 2023 | Medium High | 746.3407(8) - Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner State’s note: “Observed a trash can with dirty pull up in it without a lid. The trash was taken out and put into a trashcan with a lid.” |
| November 3, 2022 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “After evaluating background check rules, it was determined that three caregivers did not have a cleared background check. All three caregivers were observed caring for children. All three caregivers were immediately removed from the operation during the inspection, bringing the facility into compliance.” |
| November 3, 2022 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “During a review of the record keeping subchapter, it was determined that a fire drill had not been conducted for the previous month. The carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were not tested for the previous month and the fire extinguishers were not checked for the previous month. A fire drill was conducted during the inspection, the smoke and carbon monoxide …” |
| August 11, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “During an inspection, a caregiver was observed leaving an infant classroom out of ratio. There were seven infants (0-11 months old) left with one caregiver. A caregiver was placed in the infant classroom, bringing the facility into compliance.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- July 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 6, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- June 25, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 21, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 21, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- August 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 8, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 17, 2024 Report · deficiency found: No
- October 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 14, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected The Ark Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 14, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Ark Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 4 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 4 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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