Licensed child care center · public record
The Childrens Courtyard
Arlington, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
20 state inspections, last 2 years
34 deficiencies on the state’s summary
24 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 15, 1993
- Capacity
- 156 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
- 500833- 810
Where
1865 Wimbledon Dr
Arlington, TX 76017
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. Showing the newest 25 of 34.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “Complete personnel and training files were not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| October 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Five children's records did not contain a health statement.” |
| October 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Four children's records lacked the address for the listed emergency contact person.” |
| October 6, 2026 | Medium | 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “Two children's records lacked complete information for the child's physician or an emergency care facility.” |
| April 29, 2026 | Medium High | 746.4751(c) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Hazards Removed or Repaired State’s note: “The presence of ants on the toddler playground was not communicated with the caregiver resulting in a child getting multiple ant bites that caused an allergic reaction.” |
| April 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “Staff training records were not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| April 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(10) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors State’s note: “Safety documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, and carbon monoxide & smoke detectors was not available for review at the time of inspection.” |
| April 9, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “Transportation safety training was not available for review for the listed drivers.” |
| April 9, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional State’s note: “One child did not have a food allergy plan on file at the center. One child's food allergy plan was not signed by the parent.” |
| April 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Three infants did not have updated feeding instructions on file.” |
| February 27, 2026 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “The director is not ensuring the operation is operating in compliance with minimum standards. The director did not ensure proper coverage during her absence which also resulted in a group being out of compliance with ratio.” |
| February 27, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1013(a) - Director's Absence - Qualified Caregiver in Charge State’s note: “There was no one designated to be in charge of the operation during the director's absence.” |
| February 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “It was determined that the operation was out of compliance with child/caregiver ratios. There were 17 children ages 3 - 7 years with one caregiver. The specified age for the group was 3 years which only allows for 15 children. The group was over ratio by 2 children.” |
| February 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age State’s note: “It was found that on at least one occasion, a 5-month-old infant and a 16-month-old infant were combined with children that exceeded the 18-month age difference allowed between the oldest and youngest child in the group.” |
| February 25, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “A caregiver provided the ages of the children in her group which were later found to be incorrect. The caregiver reported that the children in her group were all 2 years but the children ranged in age from 16 months - 2 years.” |
| August 19, 2025 | 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: “It was determined that the operation's driver dropped a child off at the wrong elementary school during before school transportation.” |
| August 19, 2025 | High | 746.5617(a)(1) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - List of Children State’s note: “It was determined that the lists used for before and after school transportation were not accurate.” |
| March 12, 2025 | 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: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, a lack of supervision was determined. A child got out of the playground and wandered off of the operation's property. The child was returned to the operation by an unknown bystander.” |
| February 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “At the time of inspection, complete personnel and training documentation was not available for 2 staff.” |
| January 17, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “Complete personnel and training files were not available at the time of inspection.” |
| January 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “Several slats were missing from the wooden railing of the deck on the outdoor playground.” |
| January 17, 2025 | Medium | 746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills State’s note: “Documentation of emergency drills and checks was not available at the time of inspection.” |
| January 17, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3407(9) - Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean State’s note: “The floors in the schoolage room, kitchen, and preschool restroom were not clean - along with 2 sinks in the schoolage room.” |
| January 22, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “A build up of dirt and grime was observed on the flooring in the restrooms of several of the classrooms. One of the rugs in the preschool room had curled edges and posed as a tripping hazard. There was a hole observed along the bottom of the wall in the pre-kindergarten restroom. There were 4 electrical outlets that did not have childproof cover…” |
| January 22, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1316(a) - Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually State’s note: “The director and 3 drivers did not have documentation of current transportation safety training available for review at the time of inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Pending
- October 6, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 3, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 26, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 30, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 29, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- April 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 10, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 27, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 25, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- February 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 22, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- December 19, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- December 15, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected The Childrens Courtyard?
Texas HHSC's file lists 20 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 9 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Childrens Courtyard have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 34: 10 high-risk, 14 medium-high-risk, 10 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.
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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