Center for Transforming Lives Acdc
A licensed child care center in Arlington, Texas 76013
1120 Uta Blvd, Arlington, Texas 76013. (817) 262-5910.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 16 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 28 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- 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.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- 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?
18 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.
28 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 18, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children, at the report to the state on Aug 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 14, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jul 1, 2026
13 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 14, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. It is evident that a caregiver grabbed the child who resisted entering the bathroom. The child was in the bathroom for approximately 5-7 minutes.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The caregivers did not conduct face/name checks. As a result, the child was left alone in the classroom.”
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Responsibilities of caregivers-Set appropriate behavior expectations
“Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The caregiver grabbed the child when the child resisted.”
Jul 1, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation and determined that caregiver did not use good judgment when taking a child to a supplies closet, closed the door and remained inside for 1 minute 30 seconds. It was also observed that another caregiver did not make a good judgment when she had knowledge of the incident and did not notify management in a timely manner.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
“This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance with the minimum standard rules. There is evident that a caregiver took a two year old child to the closet and remained inside for approximately 1 minute 30 seconds.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“It was observed that a two year old child did not wash their hands after diaper changing.”
Mar 3, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation. Through video footage, a caregiver was observed forcefully lifting a child from her chair and directing her to a designate area. Child was crying during the incident, no injuries were observed.”
Mar 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be incompliance. Child was left unattended in a classroom and was found by another caregiver in the building.”
Dec 6, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A caregiver was found sleeping in a classroom while children are in her care.”
Mar 31, 2024: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on the preponderance of evidence of the investigation by DFPS, a caregiver observed leaving the room on 3 different occasions where she has no visual and/or auditorial of the children.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“Based on the preponderance of evidence of the investigation by DFPS, a caregiver observer flicked a child nose.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“Based on the preponderance of evidence of the investigation by DFPS, a caregiver has grabbed a child by upper arms and takes him out of one chair and moves him to another chair.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Placing Child in Locked or Dark Room
“Based on the preponderance of evidence of the investigation, and observation by the Childcare Investigator from DFPS, a two year olds child was observed in a toilet for almost two hours.”
Mar 27, 2024: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. The caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when using excessive force and inappropriate discipline children. The second caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment by not intervene and report to management as she was present in the classroom while her co-worker uses excessive force and inappropriately discipline children.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
The inspectors’ words, 131 words
“This standard was evaluated at the result of the DFPS investigation, and the standard was found to be deficient as the caregiver was found reason to believe for physical abuse. The caregiver was found flick children on the nose and mouth. The caregiver was swatting children on the bottom and slapping them on the cheek. There was bruising to a child thigh where the caregiver was observed to have grabbed the child earlier in the day. Also, as the result of DFPS investigation and the standard was found to be deficient as the second caregiver was found reason to believe for neglect supervision. The second caregiver in the classroom observed the behavior and prohibited discipline by the other caregiver in the room and did not intervene or report it to management.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. A caregiver was observed on video to flic a child on the mouth and nose and slap a child in the face.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. A caregiver admitted to leaving children sitting on a potty chair for 30 minutes at a time, while potty training.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS investigation. A caregiver was observed on video to forcefully grab a child and place the child forcefully in a chair.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 19, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infants sleep in Designated Crib, Cot, Bed, or Mat
“An infant fell asleep during floor time. The caregiver stated that the child fell asleep 5 minutes before I observed the classroom. I walked back to the room 10 minutes later and the child was still sleeping on the floor.”
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Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
“The facility did not have the inspection from from the previous inspection posted on the parent board.”
Oct 5, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“The caregiver who attended to the injured child did not have current first aid training. Her certificate expired in 3/2023.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“The scissors being used in the 2yr old class are specified for use by kindergarden and first grade.”
Apr 26, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“The child’s file was not available for review upon request during the 04/27/2023 inspection.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“The caregivers’ training files were not available for review upon request during the 04/27/2023 inspection.”
Sep 2, 2022: report to the state4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Three caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when they had a 10 minute long conversation amongst themselves while caring for children. Two caregivers did not demonstrate good judgment when they observed three children rolling around on each other on the carpet and did not intervene. This incident occurred for 2 minutes.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“The caregivers did not know who was responsible for the child, each of the three caregivers stated that they were not responsible for the child when the incident occurred.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“A caregiver was observed seated not free from administrative duties for 13 minutes while caring for children.”
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Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
“A group of 11 children were observed without an activity for 23 minutes. This occurred after two additional caregivers joined the classroom with 4 toddlers.”
All 43 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Report to the state | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 10, 2012.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 179 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 15 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 920 child care providers in Tarrant County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Dunn Elementary - YMCA of Arlington | 2 |
| Center for Transforming Lives Acdc This child care provider | 18 |
| Trinity Early Learning Center | 4 |
| Katherine Hardaway | 1 |
| Salvation Army After School Program | 3 |
| YMCA of Arlington Central Family Center | 15 |
| Ms. Kim’s Kids | 3 |
| Miss Tee’s Childcare Academy | 24 |
| Ama YMCA @ Duff Elementary | 2 |
| Kingdom C.a.r.e. Learning Center | 14 |
| Kidz Are People Too Early Childhood of Arlington | 25 |
| Horizon Learning Center | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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