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Children’s Lighthouse of Forney

A licensed child care center in Forney, Texas 75126

2401 FM 741, Forney, Texas 75126. (972) 552-7226.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 15 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

15 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 83 child care providers in Kaufman County had 1.

37 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 18, 2026: no violation found.

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

Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for, at the report to the state on Jun 20, 2024

Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jun 20, 2024

4 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

15 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

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

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

May 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

  • Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner

    “All of the trash cans in the classrooms did not have lids.”

    Rule 746.3407(8). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 15, 2026. Correction verified: May 15, 2026.

Nov 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies

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

    “A 9 week old infant was observed swaddled while sleeping in the crib.”

    Rule 746.2428. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 25, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 4, 2025.

  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “1 of the 10 staff files reviewed had a CPR/first aid training that did not have an in person practice portion conducted.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 3, 2025.

  • Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)

    “Two staff did not have notorized affidavits.”

    Rule 746.901(4). Medium Low, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 16, 2025. Correction verified: Dec 4, 2025.

Sep 17, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.

    “A caregiver’s first aid certificate expired Feb 2025.”

    Rule 746.1315(a). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 3, 2025.

  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

    “A caregiver’s CPR expired Feb 2025.”

    Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 3, 2025.

Apr 30, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    “Ceiling tiles in the classrooms were observed to have spots and stains.”

    Rule 746.3407(9). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 18, 2025.

Jun 20, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

    “One child was able to wander away from the classroom without the caregiver knowing they were missing.”

    Rule 746.1205(a)(2). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 30, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 13, 2024.

  • Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

    “One incident where a child was left unsupervised was not reported to licensing within the required time frame.”

    Rule 746.305(a)(6). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 30, 2024. Correction verified: Aug 13, 2024.

Apr 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency

  • AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age

    “1 infant under 12mos had a blanket in the crib with them as they slept.”

    Rule 746.2415(b). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 22, 2024.

Mar 22, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies

  • Medication Authorization - Signed and Dated

    Rule 746.3803(a)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 1, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 2, 2024.

  • Orientation-Administering medication

    “The staff who was identified as the staff who administers medication did not have a medication administration training.”

    Rule 746.1303(6). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2024. Correction verified: Apr 3, 2024.

Dec 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency

  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 5, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 5, 2024.

Dec 27, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

    Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jan 5, 2024. Correction verified: Jan 5, 2024.

Dec 11, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling

    Rule 746.2805(5). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 27, 2023. Correction verified: Jan 5, 2024.

3 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 28, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

    Rule 746.2805(3). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 3, 2023. Correction verified: Nov 9, 2023.

Feb 10, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency

  • Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

    “A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement while working with children in the classroom.”

    Rule 746.1201(1). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 9, 2022. Correction verified: Mar 9, 2022.

Dec 21, 2021: inspection1 deficiency

  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “An employee was present without a cleared background check. This was corrected at the operation when the employee was sent home until clearance information is sent.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Dec 21, 2021.

All 60 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 18, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Sep 15, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
May 1, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 19, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 19, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 13, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 12, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Feb 27, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Feb 26, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 20, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Jan 12, 2026Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 4, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 25, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Sep 17, 2025Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Aug 25, 2025Report to the stateOutcome pending
Aug 7, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 18, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 2, 2025InspectionNo violation found
May 30, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Apr 30, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Apr 30, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Mar 31, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Aug 13, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 7, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Aug 2, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Aug 1, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 28, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jun 26, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 20, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
May 14, 2024InspectionNo violation found
May 10, 2024Report to the stateNo violation found
Apr 22, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Apr 15, 2024Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 22, 2024Report to the state2 deficiencies cited
Mar 1, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Jan 5, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Dec 28, 2023Inspection1 deficiency cited
Dec 27, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Dec 12, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Dec 11, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Nov 9, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 31, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Oct 28, 2023Report to the state1 deficiency cited
May 15, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 2, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Apr 28, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Jan 23, 2023InspectionNo violation found
Jan 20, 2023Report to the stateNo violation found
Nov 18, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 2, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jun 1, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Mar 15, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 14, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Feb 10, 2022Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jan 11, 2022InspectionNo violation found
Jan 3, 2022Report to the stateNo violation found
Dec 28, 2021InspectionNo violation found
Dec 21, 2021Inspection1 deficiency cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 2, 2021.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 249 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 23 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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 2, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 83 child care providers in Kaufman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 15.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 83 in Kaufman County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Eangee Anderson1
Janel LappNot given
Smart Start Montessori School12
April Hicks10
Christy Marie Hardy0
Primrose School of Forney at Gateway17
The Goddard School of Forney10
Heartland Home Daycare11
Children’s Lighthouse of Forney This child care provider15
Dunkin Academy of Forney13
Sonia Moore0
Jenny Powell7

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 2, 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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