The Arks Learning Adventures
A licensed child care home in McKinney, Texas 75071
2901 Black Walnut St, McKinney, Texas 75071. (816) 882-5821.
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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 Collin County: 2
- 0 rated High by Texas, its most serious level
- 12 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?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.
12 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 16, 2026: outcome pending.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Mar 6, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Primary Caregiver Annual Training - Special topics for children under 24 months
“The provider is lacking 18 annual clock hours from 4/23/2024 to 4/23/2025.”
Apr 17, 2024: inspection7 deficiencies
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Primary Caregiver in Licensed Home Qualifications - pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
“The Provider’s Pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training certificate was expired on 3/25/2024.”
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Minimum Qualifications for Substitute Caregiver -pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR
“The substitute caregiver’s pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR certificate was expired on 3/25/2024.”
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Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
“The documentation of the provider’s dog’s vaccination records was expired on 3/28/2024.”
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Children’s Records - Enrollment Agreement
“There was no documentation in two of the children’s records reviewed of acknowledgment that parents received operational polices.”
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Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
“The name and telephone number of the school the school-aged child attends was missing in one of the children files reviewed.”
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Required Admission Information - Field Trip Permission
“Parent’s permission for field trips was missing in two of the children’s records reviewed.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training
“The provider does not have training hours for the substitute caregiver available at the home for licensing to review.”
12 deficiencies older than three years
Feb 14, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Smoke Detectors Testing
“Smoke detector test dates were not available. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the provider documented the date detectors were checked.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“A fire drill has not been conducted in January 2023.”
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Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
“The provider has not conducted a fire extinguisher check in January 2023. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the provider check the fire extinguisher during the inspection and recorded todays date.”
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Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date and Staff Name conducting Testing and Installation
“CO detector test dates were not available. The deficiency was corrected during the inspection when the provider documented the date the CO detector was checked”
Jan 20, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“Four children did not have a health statement on file.”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two children did not have immunization records on file.”
Sep 28, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Fire- Extinguishing System
“Caregiver does not have a fire extinguisher.”
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Smoke-Detection System
“Caregiver does not have a smoke detector in one of the activity areas.”
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Registered or Licensed Child-Care Home Must be Equipped with a Working Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection System, unless located in a School Facility
“The caregiver does not have a carbon monoxide detector.”
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Diaper Changing Equipment - Smooth, Non-absorbent, Easy to Clean Surface
“Caregiver has a torn non absorbent diaper changing mat.”
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First Aid Kit - Complete Kit
“Caregivers first aid kit is missing adhesive tape, guide, scissors, thermometer, tweezers, and gloves.”
Aug 30, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Illegal Operation - Not Licensed
“Regular care was being provided to more than 7 unrelated children.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Inspection | Outcome pending |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | 7 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Apr 27, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 12 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.
- 1 report 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 647 child care providers in Collin 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 |
|---|---|
| The Arks Learning Adventures This child care provider | 8 |
| Gabriels Little Angels Preschool | 0 |
| Heritage Learning Center | 2 |
| Alphabest @ Baker ? Prosper | 6 |
| Lake Forest Childcare Inc. | 31 |
| Alphabest @ Hughes ? Prosper | 0 |
| Christin Cho | Not given |
| Little Giants Daycare | 0 |
| Sprouts Preschool | 3 |
| Little Gems Montessori | 5 |
| Mother Hen Daycare | 3 |
| Goddard School | 1 |
| Ivy Vine Preschool | 0 |
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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