West Memphis Christian
A child care center in West Memphis, Arkansas 72301
1600 N Missouri St, West Memphis, Arkansas 72301. (870) 735-0642.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- 1 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Jun 82026 the latest visit on record
- 250 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
13 visits in the last three years, the latest on Jun 8, 2026.
13 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 1 of them serious.
No complaints listed by Arkansas.
Serious Deficiency: The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of Children, May 8, 2024
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing and Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 8, 2026: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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Microwaves shall not be used for heating bottles, due to the danger of uneven heating.
Oct 2, 2024: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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Floors, ceilings, and walls shall be in good repair and kept clean. Paints used at the facility shall be lead free.
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All space used by a center shall be kept clean and free of hazardous or potentially hazardous objects. (These objects include, but are not limited to, poisonous substances, firearms, explosives, broken toys or equipment, or other objects that could be harmful or dangerous, if they are determined to be accessible to children.)
May 8, 2024: monitor Visit9 deficiencies
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The following staff child ratios shall be maintained: Ages of Children Number of Staff Number of Children
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Medicine shall be kept out of the reach of the children when dispensing and shall be stored in a locked area at all other times.
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Caregiver’s and children’s hands shall be washed with soap before meals and snacks, after toileting, after each diaper change, and as needed. The use of hand sanitizer shall not be a replacement for soap and running water.
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There shall be a safe diaper changing table that meets the following requirements:
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There shall be a safe diaper changing table that meets the following requirements:
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All bags belonging to children shall be checked on arrival to eliminate possible hazards.
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Purses and bags belonging to staff shall be stored out of reach of children.
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All refrigerators used for food storage shall be maintained at a temperature of forty-one (41) degrees or below, and all freezers used for food storage shall be maintained at a temperature of zero (0) degrees or below.
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Bottles and “sippy cups” shall be labeled with the child’s name and shall be refrigerated.
Jan 26, 2024: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit1 deficiency
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All staff members who work directly with children shall obtain at least fifteen (15) hours of training each year in continuing Early Childhood Education. This training shall be registered with the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCECE) Professional Development Registry, Department of Education, or Department of Higher Education approved and shall be geared toward the age group they spend the majority of their time with.
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 26, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Monitor Visit; Self Report Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Monitor Visit | 9 deficiencies cited, 1 serious |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based, Church Operated, Private School Based.
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 36, Preschool License Type 154, School Age License Type 60.
- Capacity: 250 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Arkansas acted against it?
- No corrective action agreements listed by Arkansas.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Arkansas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Arkansas’s record lists no owner for this provider.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Better Beginnings (Arkansas lists it at Level 0).
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 31 child care providers in Crittenden County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 13.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Tosin’s Global Academy | 2 |
| Little Zion Learning Center | 4 |
| Kids-R-Us Daycare LLC | 1 |
| Lasting Impressions Child Care & Enrichment Center - West | 0 |
| Little Learner’s Daycare | 0 |
| Ctc | 0 |
| West Memphis Christian This child care provider | 13 |
| Sarahs Quality Care | 0 |
| Kids Care and Development Center Inc. | 2 |
| Straightway Preschool Academy | 1 |
| Grandmom La Debra | 0 |
| Kids Child Care II | 12 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Arkansas’s visit records cover the last three years only.
- Arkansas lists the regulation each deficiency cited, not what the licensing staff saw.
- Arkansas lists complaints and the regulations their investigations cited, not what was alleged.
Sources
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility complaints, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
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Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility corrective action agreements, Arkansas eLicensing.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Arkansas.gov’s acceptable-use terms: linking is allowed; no framing, no presenting the content as one’s own, no implied endorsement.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood. Arkansas’s own record is on ardhslicensing.my.site.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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