The Ark Childrens Center
Inspection history
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationRecords held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“The operational policies did not contain information for the support and care of the inclusion of special needs children in care.”
“One child did not have a current health statement on file.”
“There was no emergency prepardness plan or procedures with the required information for review.”
“Three children's records did not have current immunization records on file or an exemption affidavit.”
“There was no information regarding the promotion of physical activities for both indoors and outdoors.”
“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.”
“Cleaning products were not labeled with it content. Corrected at Inspection. Note: Pictures were taken.”
“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.”
“Based on the information obtained during the investigation there is sufficient information to prove that a caregiver used prohibited punishment.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Two of four records were lacking a complete emergency contact.”
“The directors records were lacking one hour of training related to preventing and reporting child maltreatment.”