Bedford Central Kindercare
A licensed child care center in Bedford, Texas 76021
2309 Central Dr, Bedford, Texas 76021. (817) 571-1818.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 5 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 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?
5 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 13, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Mar 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Mar 24, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Mar 11, 2026
1 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
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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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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 24, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was evaluated in regards to a report and found deficient. A caregiver grabbed a child by the clothing as a means of discipline..”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“This standard was evaluated in regard to a report and found deficient. A caregiver humiliated a child and yelled at him in the classroom.”
Mar 11, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“This standard was evaluated in regard to a report and found deficient. A caregiver was witnessed grabbing a child.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“This standard was evaluated in regards to a report and found deficient. A caregiver was witnessed yelling at a child.”
Jun 9, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“Infant classroom was missing feeding instructions for 3 children under 12 months.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“During the inspection training records were not available for review”
Sep 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing
“Playground Loose fill was not at sufficient depth at the time of inspection.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“Operation did not have a current fire inspection on file at the time of inspection.”
May 5, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“A caregiver did not utilize good judgement when she failed to verify the ingredients and gave the child a food she was severely allergic to.”
Nov 5, 2021: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“This standard was evaluated in regards to a report and found deficient. A child was inappropriately touched by another child when left unsupervised in the bathroom.”
All 30 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 20, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 5, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued May 26, 2006.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 150 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.
- 12 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?
- 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 920 child care providers in Tarrant County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Bedford Central Kindercare This child care provider | 5 |
| Saint Timothy Cumberland | 7 |
| Bedford Harwood Kindercare | 2 |
| The Learning Station | 6 |
| Mid Cities Scholars | 12 |
| Meadow Creek Childcare Center | 10 |
| Childrens Courtyard | 20 |
| Diana Trevino | 1 |
| Debra Mcginley | 2 |
| The Bedford Center YMCA | 7 |
| Primrose School of Bedford | 8 |
| Fotp Kids Preschool | 7 |
| Yessenia Garcia | 1 |
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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