Ardent Academy
A licensed child care center in Red Oak, Texas 75154
118 S State Highway 342, Red Oak, Texas 75154. (469) 820-9529.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 27, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Ellis County: 1
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 98 child care providers in Ellis County had 1.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on May 27, 2026: 1 deficiency cited.
Rated High by Texas: Administering Medication - According to Label Directions, at the inspection on May 27, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
May 27, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Administering Medication - According to Label Directions
“At the time of inspection, medicaiton administrating documentation did not include name of medication, date, time, and amount of medication given and full name of employee administering medicaiton.”
Jan 16, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“Annual report has not been completed and submitted by required due date.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 8, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“Based on the DFPS investigation, the operation had an employee transporting children before have a background check completed.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a 6-year-old child was neglected when left on the vehicle unsupervised.”
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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 DFPS investigation, it was revealed that a 6 year old child was not appropriately supervised when she was left alone on a vehicle”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“Based on the DFPS investigation, it was determined that a 6-year-old child left unattended on a vehicle while in care of the operation.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“Based on the DFPS investigation, the investigator determined that the vehicle used to transport children did not have an electric child safety system.”
Oct 24, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Notification of Change in Space
“The operation did not notify licensing that the operation was making structural changes to the approved napping space. This was corrected at inspection when standard 746.301 was read to the caregiver in charge.”
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Assessment | No violation found |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 19, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 6 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 98 child care providers in Ellis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Schupmann After the Bell | 0 |
| Tammy Watson | 2 |
| Dallas Darlings Daycare Licensed Child Care Home | 1 |
| Kids University | 2 |
| Harvest Heights Childcare & Christian Academy | 1 |
| Just Kidding Around Too | 2 |
| Ardent Academy This child care provider | 2 |
| Little Schoolhouse | 7 |
| Oaks Learning Center | 4 |
| Samantha Olden | 1 |
| Meghan Myers | 4 |
| Ryndi?s Rainbow Academy | 9 |
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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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