Kids Cave Child Care Learning Center
A licensed child care home in Fort Worth, Texas 76112
7520 Brentwood Stair Rd, Fort Worth, Texas 76112. (214) 930-6077.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 6 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?
14 deficiencies 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 Sep 25, 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 Nov 13, 2025
Rated High by Texas: The primary caregiver lives in the home where care is provided., at the report to the state on Nov 6, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on May 29, 2025
3 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. 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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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.
Nov 20, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Types of Vehicles Used to Transport Children - Be Maintained Safely
“Vehicle was observed to have multiple warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. (tire pressure and check engine light)”
Nov 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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 the age of 12 was left unsupervised for aproximately 5 minutes”
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Primary Caregiver Routinely Present During Operating Hours
“Primary caregiver was not present upon arrival at the operation on November 13, 2025.”
Nov 6, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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The primary caregiver lives in the home where care is provided.
“The primary caregiver does not live in the home”
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Notification of Additional Services Offered
“The operation has been offering transportation without notification to CCR in writing.”
May 29, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“At the time of the follow up inspection, the resident from the previous inspection was still residing here without a background check, there was a caregiver in charge of children without a background check, and 2 adults upstairs residing upstairs without background checks.”
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Responsibilities - Not interfere with an inspection or investigation
“The caregiver in charge refused to give contact information for another caregiver at the operation without a background check.”
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Primary Caregiver Routinely Present During Operating Hours
“For the last 2 unannounced inspections, the primary caregiver has not been present at the home during hours of operation.”
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Records Maintained and Made Available - Children’s Records
“2 children in care do not have enrollment information available for viewing at the time of the inspection.”
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Personnel Records
“The caregiver in charge of children does not have personnel files for review at the time of the inspection.”
May 12, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“There is a resident in the home that does not have a background check on file.”
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Required Immunizations
“1 child’s record viewed at the time of the inspection did not have immunization record on file.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Personnel records for 1 caregiver did not have the required notarized affidavit on file at the time of the inspection.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
“Personnel records for 1 caregiver did not have the required affidavit on file at the time of the inspection.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| May 12, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Mar 16, 2026.
- 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?
- 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 14.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Treasures Chest Learning Center | 2 |
| Little Tyke Brentwood | 9 |
| Little Steps Academy | 14 |
| Saintsville Baptist Church Childcare | 3 |
| Faith Academy Learning Center LLC | 2 |
| Kce Champions LLC @ Iltx- Woodhaven | 3 |
| King Kids Learning Center, LLC | 1 |
| Genesis Child Care | 1 |
| Heavenly Sent Daycare | 9 |
| April Tidwell | Not given |
| Children Education Station Learning Center | 5 |
| Kids Cave Child Care Learning Center This child care provider | 14 |
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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