The Ark Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Temple, Texas 76502
10150 Windy Pointe Dr, Temple, Texas 76502. (512) 241-9748.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 19 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.
19 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers, at the inspection on Apr 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Oct 3, 2024
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 16, 2023
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 24, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“It was observed an infant was sleeping with a milk bottle. It was corrected during inspection.”
Apr 21, 2026: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
“During the investigation it was determined the operation did not ensure timely parent notification regarding a child’s injury.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
“During the investigation, it was determined the operation did not ensure an incident report was completed and provided to the parent after the child sustained an injury at the operation.”
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Incident/Illness Report Form Signed
“During the investigation, it was found the operation did not ensure the incident involving the child was properly documented and communicated to the parent.”
Oct 3, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“Two of the classrooms had cleaning supplies stored in cabinets within reach of children and the child locks on the cabinets had broken. This was corrected during the inspection when the child locks were replaced so that the cabinets were locked.”
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Gudie to first aid and emergency care
“The operation’s first aid kit did not have a guide to first aid. This was corrected during the inspection when a first aid guide was printed out and placed in the first aid kit.”
Nov 16, 2023: 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 caregiver was not able to properly supervise children in care when the caregiver was taking children to the bathroom while other children were in the classroom which caused a lack of supervision and an incident occurred in the classroom without the caregivers knowledge.”
Nov 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“Observed a trash can with dirty pull up in it without a lid. The trash was taken out and put into a trashcan with a lid.”
3 deficiencies older than three years
Nov 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“After evaluating background check rules, it was determined that three caregivers did not have a cleared background check. All three caregivers were observed caring for children. All three caregivers were immediately removed from the operation during the inspection, bringing the facility into compliance.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
“During a review of the record keeping subchapter, it was determined that a fire drill had not been conducted for the previous month. The carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were not tested for the previous month and the fire extinguishers were not checked for the previous month. A fire drill was conducted during the inspection, the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and the fire extinguishers were checked, bringing the facility into compliance.”
Aug 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“During an inspection, a caregiver was observed leaving an infant classroom out of ratio. There were seven infants (0-11 months old) left with one caregiver. A caregiver was placed in the infant classroom, bringing the facility into compliance.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 9, 2022.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 111 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.
- 7 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 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Sabrina?s Family Childcare | 0 |
| Floralba’s Childcare Home | 0 |
| St Francis Episcopal School | 0 |
| Extreme Cheer & Tumble | 3 |
| A + Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Einstein’s Academy | 3 |
| Primrose School of Temple | 13 |
| Because We Care Learning Academy | 9 |
| Little Loves Learning Academy | 17 |
| Sonya Pearson | Not given |
| The Ark Learning Center This child care provider | 8 |
| Kids R Kids of West Temple | 32 |
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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