Jack and Jill Childcare
A child care center in Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908
2905 Briar Cliff Ave, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908. (479) 646-4633.
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The short answer
- 12 deficiencies in the last three years
- 5 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Aug 212026 the latest visit on record
- 152 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?
22 visits in the last three years, the latest on Aug 21, 2026.
12 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 5 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 2 complaints, the latest received Mar 31, 2025; it lists regulations cited for 2 of them.
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Mar 12, 2026
Serious Deficiency: Staff transporting children shall meet the following requirements:, Mar 12, 2026
Serious Deficiency: At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc., Feb 25, 2026
2 more at that level; all are listed below.
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
12 deficiencies in 5 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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| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 23, 2026: monitor Visit1 deficiency
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Bibs, necklaces, and garments with ties or hoods shall be removed from infants prior to rest and naptime to reduce the risk of entanglement and strangulation while the child is sleeping.
Mar 12, 2026: monitor Visit; Transportation3 deficiencies
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Staff transporting children shall meet the following requirements:
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
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Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps.
Feb 25, 2026: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit; Transportation5 deficiencies
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Rosters listing the date, the names, and the ages or dates, of birth of all children being transported as well as the name of the driver and any other staff member on the vehicle shall be maintained. These rosters shall be used to check children on and off the vehicle when they are picked up and dropped off at home, school, etc. and when they arrive at and leave the facility. Transportation rosters shall be kept by the facility and available for review for one (1) year.
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Any vehicles designed or used to transport more than seven (7) passengers and one (1) driver must have approved child safety alarm devices installed. These devices must be properly maintained in working order at all times. Vehicles in service at licensed facilities prior to July 1, 2005, shall have the alarm installed by a qualified technician or mechanic no later than December 31, 2005. On or after July 1, 2005, all vehicles at newly licensed facilities and newly acquired vehicles at existing facilities shall have a child safety alarm installed before placing the vehicle in service. The Child Care Licensing Unit shall maintain a list of approved alarm systems. Clarification – * The alarm system shall be installed so that the driver must walk to the very back of the vehicle to reach the switch that deactivates the alarm. Alarm switches installed in locations that do not require the driver to walk to the back of the vehicle and view all seating areas will not be acceptable. * The alarm system may be installed by any certified technician or mechanic employed by a recognized electronics or automotive business in accordance with the device manufacturer’s recommendations. * The time delay from activation of the alarm until the alarm sounds shall be no longer than one (1) minute. Any of the following three (3) options are acceptable to meet the intent of Act 1979 when children are being delivered at the facility. Other options must be approved by the Licensing Unit.
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At no time shall children be left unsupervised or unattended. The child care center shall provide additional staff for any temporary absence of primary child caring staff for activities such as breaks, meal preparation, transportation, etc.
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Safety straps shall be used at all times in high chairs or any other seats designed to be used with straps.
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Bibs, necklaces, and garments with ties or hoods shall be removed from infants prior to rest and naptime to reduce the risk of entanglement and strangulation while the child is sleeping.
Apr 1, 2025: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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Staff shall not engage in behavior that could be viewed as sexual, dangerous, exploitative, or physically harmful to children. A caregiver shall not use profanity or speak in an abusive manner when children are present.
Aug 13, 2024: complaint Visit2 deficiencies
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The facility shall maintain daily attendance records on all children as follows:
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The facility shall maintain daily attendance records on all children as follows:
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Monitor Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Monitor Visit; Transportation | 3 deficiencies cited, 2 serious |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit; Transportation | 5 deficiencies cited, 3 serious |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based.
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 40, Preschool License Type 85, School Age License Type 27, Sick Care License Type 0.
- Capacity: 152 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?
- Owner, as Arkansas lists it: Jack And Jill Day Care Center Of Ft Smith Inc.
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?
- Better Beginnings: Level 1.
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 55 child care providers in Sebastian County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Jack and Jill Childcare This child care provider | 12 |
| Princeton Prep Academy, LLP | 2 |
| Cook Elementary Preschool | 0 |
| Cavanaugh Elementary Preschool | 0 |
| Jacob’s Ladder In Home Childcare | 5 |
| Harvest Time Academy | 8 |
| Grace Place Preschool of Fort Smith | 4 |
| Cavanaugh Childrens Center | 3 |
| The Goddard School Fort Smith | 1 |
| Hollyhock Montessori School | 0 |
| Rooted Learning Center LLC | 0 |
| Amaze Academy | 0 |
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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Replies
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