YMCA at Uplift Ascend
A licensed child care center in Fort Worth, Texas 76140
3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy, Fort Worth, Texas 76140. (817) 338-1238.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 2-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?
1 deficiency cited in the last three years
The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 30, 2026: no violation found.
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 inspection on Feb 8, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2024. 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.
Feb 8, 2024: inspection1 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 was observed inside the building unattended as the group and caregivers were outside on the playground.”
9 deficiencies older than three years
Oct 5, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver engaged in a physical altercation with children at the daycare. The caregiver also used profane language in the presence of children in care.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact Positively with Children
“This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficienct when a caregiver engaged in inappropriate behavior while interacting with kids in care.”
Feb 21, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
“A caregiver present at the daycare during outdoor play did not know which children she was responsible for. The chidren were playing in different areas of the outdoor area with other children not enrolled in the program. The caregivers did not identify children as they transitioned inside.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“Two students were left unattended in the gym while the group played outside.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Free of other activities
“A caregiver was observed sitting on a bench using his phone to sketch a drawing on paper while children were playing on the playground.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
“The active play space was observed to have trash, plastic bags with unknown items inside, used open cans, used papertowels all over the ground where children were playing.”
Nov 9, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Screen Time Activities - Homework
“This standard was evaluated during an unannounced monitoring inspection and found to be deficient when school aged children were observed using cell phones in the class for activities unrelated to homework or educational activities.”
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Space and Equipment - System for Belongings
“This standard was evaluated during an unannounced inspection and found to be deficienct when children’s backpacks and belonging were observed piled on the floor with no system or order in place.”
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Posting Requirements-License
“During the inspection, the operation did not have a copy of the License available for review.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 16, 2023.
- Licensed for ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 200 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.
- 4 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: 2-Star (the first 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 1.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Erica Wagner | 11 |
| Leaping Forward Learning Center | 5 |
| Frances Wamack | 8 |
| Norma Franklin | 15 |
| Latosia Winston | 2 |
| Elmo’s Magical World | 6 |
| The Tribe Home Daycare | 0 |
| YMCA at Uplift Ascend This child care provider | 1 |
| Lanita Parker | 2 |
| Super Kids Academy | 4 |
| Nicole Benaiah | 6 |
| Kids Connection | 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 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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