Harvest Time Academy
A child care center in Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908
3300 Briarcliff Ave, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908. (479) 434-3211.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- 6 at the state’s most serious level (needs attention)
- Apr 132026 the latest visit on record
- 386 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?
19 visits in the last three years, the latest on Apr 13, 2026.
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 6 of them serious.
Arkansas lists 5 complaints, the latest received Feb 6, 2026; it lists regulations cited for 5 of them.
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Feb 19, 2026
Serious Deficiency: The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:, Feb 19, 2026
Serious Deficiency: To ensure that no children are left on the vehicle, the driver or a staff member must walk through the vehicle and physically inspect each seat before leaving the vehicle. The driver or the staff member, who conducted the walk-through inspection, must sign the transportation roster to verify that all children have exited the vehicle., Jan 21, 2025
3 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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: Serious Deficiency. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 19, 2026: revisit Complaint2 deficiencies
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Jan 23, 2026: child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit2 deficiencies
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The statewide Child Maltreatment Hotline and the Child Care Licensing Central Office number shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the child care facility. The Hotline number is 1-800-482-5964 and the Licensing Central Office number is (501) 682-8590 or toll-free 1-800-445-3316.
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The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.
Jan 21, 2025: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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To ensure that no children are left on the vehicle, the driver or a staff member must walk through the vehicle and physically inspect each seat before leaving the vehicle. The driver or the staff member, who conducted the walk-through inspection, must sign the transportation roster to verify that all children have exited the vehicle.
Oct 28, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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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.
Oct 1, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
May 15, 2024: complaint Visit1 deficiency
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The following activities or threats of such activities are unacceptable as behavior guidance measures and shall not be used for children. These include, but are not limited to the following:
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Transportation | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Revisit Complaint | 2 deficiencies cited, 2 serious |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Complaint Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Complaint Visit | 1 deficiency cited, 1 serious |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Monitor Visit; Staff Record Review Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Child Record Review Visit; Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Monitor Visit; Special Visit | No deficiencies cited |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Monitor Visit | No deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Provider type: Center Based, Church Operated.
- CACFP Facility (Child and Adult Care Food Program).
- Approved capacity by age group: Infant/Toddler License Type 67, Preschool License Type 129, School Age License Type 190.
- Capacity: 386 children.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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: Harvest Time Academy.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Find Child Care search and facility pages, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 8.
Arkansas Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, Facility visits: regulations inspected and deficiencies cited, Arkansas eLicensing. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Jack and Jill Childcare | 12 |
| Princeton Prep Academy, LLP | 2 |
| Cook Elementary Preschool | 0 |
| Cavanaugh Elementary Preschool | 0 |
| Jacob’s Ladder In Home Childcare | 5 |
| Harvest Time Academy This child care provider | 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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