Noah’s Ark Early Development Center
A licensed child care center in Forney, Texas 75126
11270 FM 1641, Forney, Texas 75126. (972) 564-0488.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Kaufman County: 1
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 83 child care providers in Kaufman County had 1.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 12, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Apr 30, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. 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.
Apr 30, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“One caregiver did not display good judgment when she had an alcoholic beverage in her belongings.”
Feb 26, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Maximum Height - Under Age 2
“The maximum height of the wooden play structure on the creepers playground exceeded 32 inches. The highest height of that designated play equipment was 4ft 8in.”
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Maximum Height - Under Age 5
“The maximum height of the play structure on the three year old playground exceeded five feet. The highest height of the play structure was 5ft 5in.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Six Feet High or Less
“The use zone in front of the exit of the slide on the creeper did not have at least six feet of use zone. The exit of the school age slide on the side of the play structure did not have at least six feet of use zone.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Swings - in Front and Rear
“The use zone for the swings on the three’s and schooler’s playground did not extend twice the height of the vertical distance from the swing beam to the protective surfacing.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Tire Swings - All Directions
“The use zone of the tire swing on the three’s playground did not extend 9 feet 6 inches in all directions.”
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Measurement of Use Zone for Bucket Swings - in Front and Rear
“The use zone for the front and rear of the bucket swings on the creepers playground was not at least two times the vertical distance from the swing beam to the top of the swing sitting surface.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Report to the state | Outcome pending |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Aug 4, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 247 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.
- 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 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 83 child care providers in Kaufman County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Noah’s Ark Early Development Center This child care provider | 7 |
| Eangee Anderson | 1 |
| Janel Lapp | Not given |
| Smart Start Montessori School | 12 |
| April Hicks | 10 |
| Christy Marie Hardy | 0 |
| Primrose School of Forney at Gateway | 17 |
| The Goddard School of Forney | 10 |
| Heartland Home Daycare | 11 |
| Children’s Lighthouse of Forney | 15 |
| Dunkin Academy of Forney | 13 |
| Sonia Moore | 0 |
| Jenny Powell | 7 |
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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