Children’s Lighthouse of N Tarrant Parkway
A licensed child care center in Keller, Texas 76248
1655 N Tarrant Pkwy, Keller, Texas 76248. (817) 656-5555.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 16 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 6 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 25 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?
16 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.
25 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points, at the inspection on May 7, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on May 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Dec 18, 2025
3 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
16 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. 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 |
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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.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
May 7, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Pinch, Crush, or Shear Points
“While conducting a walkthrough of the outdoor area it was observed that a play structre was msising 2 eye bolts. This caused a piece of the play structre to be moved which could result in a pinching hazard. Eye bolts were put into place while I was still at the operation so it was marked completed at inspection.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“While reviewing infant feeding instructions it was observed that there had not been an updated feeding plan in the past 30 days. All infant feeding instructions have been updated.”
May 6, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“Operation gave a child the wrong bottle of milk in the infant classroom”
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Provide care consistent with child’s habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
“The provider is restricting a child using a belt/strap that is not manufactured for the chair to prevent the child from moving during mealtimes.”
Dec 18, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Evident found that the director did not make a good judgment when taking her sick child to the operation, left him alone in a classroom and breakroom for more than one hour.”
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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 six year old child was by himself in a classroom and staff’s breakroom for more than an hour.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Exceed One Hour Daily
“A child was on his tablet for more than one hour at time while in room 10 and staff’s breakroom.”
Dec 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Director present-Minimum 75%
“Based on observations made at the operation, supporting documents and interviews with various people, this standard is found to be in noncompliance.”
Sep 25, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Nutrition and Food Service - Food not a reward
“Based on information received during investigation, it was determined that a caregiver was using candy bar as reward when playing musical chair.”
Sep 3, 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
“A child got out of the classroom without caregiver noticed.”
Jun 24, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
“Child Care Investigator stated that the operation fell to report suspect abuse/neglect or incident that placed children at risk to Child Care Regulation.”
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Child Care Investigator stated that there was an unstable cubby shelf in the middle of the 2 year old room.”
Jun 17, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Relate to Children
“A caregiver was witnessed on video interacting with the children in an inappropriate way.”
Mar 6, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Orientation
“A caregiver did not have orientation.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“One caregiver did not have the required training for the year required.”
Apr 17, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A fire drill has not been conducted and documenteed since January 2024.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
Jun 8, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“1 of 10 caregivers does not have current first aid training available for review at the time of the inspection.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“1 of 10 caregivers does not have current CPR training available for review at the time of the inspection.”
Jul 18, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Hand Sanitizer - Stored Out of Child’s Reach When Not in Use
“There was hand sanitizer within reach of children that was not in use in the school age children.”
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“The medication that was present did not have the date the medication was brought to the operation.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“Two caregivers are missing annual health and safety trainings.”
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Medication No Longer Used
“There was medication for 1 child that is no longer in care. The medication was also expired.”
Dec 23, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“After changing a diaper and all clothing, a child had smeared feces on his hand.”
All 38 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 13, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Feb 22, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 242 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.
- 13 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 16.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Children’s Learning Adventure Child Care Center | 29 |
| Joyous Montessori Keller | 1 |
| Summit Preschool of the Mount | 1 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of N Tarrant Parkway This child care provider | 16 |
| Cub Club Christian Preschool | 7 |
| Keller Montessori School | 4 |
| Caminito Spanish Immersion Private Preschool & Montessori | 2 |
| Primrose School of Keller | 6 |
| New Hope Christian School | 1 |
| Early Care and Education | 1 |
| Storybook Cottage Children’s School | 0 |
| Bgcgtc Hidden Lakes | 0 |
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).
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, 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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