Lionheart Childrens Academy at Mcarthur Blvd
A licensed child care center in Irving, Texas 75063
8001 Mustang Dr, Irving, Texas 75063. (972) 999-1918.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 18 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Dallas County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 26 inspections on record
- Not rated 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 986 child care providers in Dallas County had 2.
26 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the report to the state on Mar 26, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 1, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Jan 5, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 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 2, 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 | 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 Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 5, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The operation did not have current documentation for fire drills.”
Apr 29, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Report Change in Director
Apr 17, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Report Change in Director
“The change in directors was not reported to licensing in writing within five days after the change was made.”
Mar 26, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“The operation had a disinfectant bottle that was in reach of children and a child had the bottle in their mouth.”
Mar 1, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“The caregiver did not show good judgement when giving a child peanut butter dog treats during snack time and the operation does not serve peanut butter.”
Jan 5, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when she failed to check a labeled bottle before feeding it to the wrong child.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. The operation did not report a situation that placed a child at risk within the required 48 hours.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“This standard was evaluated in regard to an investigation and a violation was found. A caregiver that did not have current first aid was left alone with children.”
Oct 30, 2025: assessment1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“7 out of 10 employee files reviewed still did not have a current TB test.”
Oct 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records
“7 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have a current TB test.”
Nov 19, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“2 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have current first aid training.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
“2 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have the required number of training hours.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“2 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have current CPR training.”
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Emergency Preparedness Plan - Communication Procedures
“The emergency prepardness plan was not complete.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“5 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have the required annual training topics.”
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Minimum Qualifications Child Care Center Employees and Caregivers - TB Exam
“2 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have tuberculosis screening.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
“1 out of 10 employee files reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit.”
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Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
“3 out of 10 employees files reviewed did not have the preemployment affidavit.”
4 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 5, 2023: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A caregiver became frustrated in the classroom and did not maintain self control.”
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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 standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A child wondered off alone and away from adult supervision for a short period.”
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A caregiver lifted a child inappropriately.”
Jan 13, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient when a caregiver fell asleep while caring for children.”
All 36 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | 8 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 15, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 173 children.
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.
- 9 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 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 986 child care providers in Dallas County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 18.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| New Age Montessori | 3 |
| Jhansi Solasa | Not given |
| Bluebonnet Montessori | 11 |
| YMCA @ Canyon Ranch | 2 |
| Ibloom Montessori | 12 |
| The Children’s Courtyard | 7 |
| Kinderranch | 12 |
| Jyothi Yennam | 23 |
| Jung Sook Han | 3 |
| Lionheart Childrens Academy at Mcarthur Blvd This child care provider | 18 |
| YMCA @ Landry Carrollton-Fb | 0 |
| YMCA @ Freeman Carrollton-Fb | 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 Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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