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Noah’s Ark Daycare

A licensed child care center in New Boston, Texas 75570

913 SE Front St, New Boston, Texas 75570. (903) 628-4169.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

10 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 41 child care providers in Bowie County had 2.

14 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 2, 2026: no violation found.

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 Nov 25, 2025

Rated High by Texas: No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File, at the report to the state on Nov 25, 2025

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Feb 11, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Children’s Records Maintained

    “Five of eight children’s records were lacking complete address for emergency contact, emergency authorization or health statements for children enrolled over a 12 months. A list was left with director with child’s name and missing information.”

    Rule 746.603(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 18, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “One of eight children’s immunizations records were not up to date. A list was left of child and missing immunizations.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.

  • Required Personnel Records -Training Hours

    “One of three staff was lacking documentation of their 24 annual hours of training.”

    Rule 746.901(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 4, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 5, 2026.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)

    “One of three staff hired after September 2023 was lacking their pre-employement affidavit.”

    Rule 746.901(5). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 11, 2026. Correction verified: Feb 19, 2026.

Nov 25, 2025: report to the state5 deficiencies

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. Per review of video footage, a child was left in a classroom unsupervised for 4.5 minutes. Further review of a video segment showed two additional instances where children were left unsupervised for over one minute.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 6, 2026.

  • No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that an infant was swaddled while in care.”

    Rule 746.2428. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 6, 2026.

  • Children Handwashing Before Eating

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. Per review of video footage, children did not wash their hands before eating snack.”

    Rule 746.3417(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 6, 2026.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One child’s infant feeding instruction form has not been reviewed or update by a parent or health care professional in the past 30 days.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 5, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 3, 2025.

  • Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was observed on video footage that a child is in time out for 25.5 minutes.”

    Rule 746.2803(4)(D). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 22, 2025. Correction verified: Jan 6, 2026.

Jan 9, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Toys and Equipment to be Sanitized Set Aside

    “This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. During interviews conducted it was discovered that staff were not sanitizing the thermometers between the use of each children, but was cleaning by wiping on their clothing.”

    Rule 746.3407(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 23, 2024. Correction verified: Feb 28, 2024.

11 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 15, 2023: inspection7 deficiencies

  • Smoke Detectors Testing

    “It was observed that the operation had not tested their smoke detectors since March 13, 2023.”

    Rule 746.5319. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.

  • Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly

    “It was observed during the inspection the operation had not inspected their fire extinguisher since March 13, 2023.”

    Rule 746.5307(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.

  • Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    “One of eight staff files reviewed as part of the inspection was lacking 22 of their 24 required annual training hours.”

    Rule 746.1309(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 20, 2023.

  • Director Annual Training - Additional required topics

    “A review of director annual training hours was lacking training in their required additional hours.”

    Rule 746.1311(e). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.

  • Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates

    “It was observed that activity plans posted were not current or not posted in the classrooms.”

    Rule 746.2205(a)(1). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 19, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “During inspection it was observed that the operation had not conducted a fire drill since March 13, 2023.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 15, 2023. Correction verified: Jun 22, 2023.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “During a review of immunization records it was observed that three of eight records were lacking current immunizations or lacking a copy of immunization records. A list of children was left with director of missing immunization records.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2023. Correction verified: Jul 12, 2023.

Mar 13, 2023: report to the state4 deficiencies

  • Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

    “This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that a child was left in a classroom for approximately 30 minutes unsupervised and another child had wandered out of an open door into the hallway unsupervised.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(4). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: May 1, 2023.

  • Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual

    “This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that children are being spanked and one child’s hair was pulled by a staff person.”

    Rule 746.2805. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: May 1, 2023.

  • No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers

    “This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that staff are vaping on premises and in the center.”

    Rule 746.3703(d). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: May 1, 2023.

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

    “This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Through interviews it was determined that an infant was being cared for in a classroom at times with child more than 18 months old in age difference.”

    Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 21, 2023. Correction verified: May 1, 2023.

All 19 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 2, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 11, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Jan 6, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Dec 19, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Dec 5, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 25, 2025Report to the state5 deficiencies cited
Apr 10, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 14, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Feb 28, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 19, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 9, 2024Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jun 22, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jun 15, 2023Inspection7 deficiencies cited
May 8, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 5, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
May 1, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Mar 13, 2023Report to the state4 deficiencies cited
Jul 12, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 23, 2017.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 84 children.
Source:

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.
  • 5 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 41 child care providers in Bowie County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 10.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 41 in Bowie County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Noah’s Ark Daycare This child care provider10
Little Lions Academic Center3
Little Rascals Daycare0
New Boston Kindercare8
Training Station Child Development Center0
Red Lick Christian Preschool18
Kinder Elite Academy2
Waggoner Creek Tiger Learning Center0
Little Bears Christian Academy0
Learning Station Child Development Center7
Little Pals Playskool19
Hopscotch Learning Academy13

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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