Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center
A licensed child care center in Fort Worth, Texas 76107
3621 Tulsa Way, Fort Worth, Texas 76107. (817) 732-8522.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 15 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Tarrant County: 3
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not 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?
15 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for, at the report to the state on Dec 1, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
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 report to the state on Nov 10, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
15 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Sep 30, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Admission Information-Child’s allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
“One plan did not have all required medications. Two plans did not have medical professional signature.”
May 14, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Written Operational Policies - Criteria for Extreme Weather
“Operation did not have a written operational policy for extreme weather in parent handbook at time of investigation inspection. An updated policy was shared with parents.”
Dec 1, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for
“It was determined during an investigation caregiver was unaware of all the children responsible for when a child was injured in care resulting in medical attention.”
Nov 10, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“During an investigation it was determined a caregiver did not use good judgement when not ensuring all children had transitioned from indoor to outdoor area.”
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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
“During an investigation it was determined a toddler was unsupervised outside of the fenced in outdoor area for 1 minute.”
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Additional Requirements For Outdoor Activity Space Not Connected To Center - Written Plan for Supervision
“During an investigation it was determined there was not a written plan for supervision for outdoor space not connected to center.”
Nov 10, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“Sole caregiver was caring for nine children ages 12-18 months old. State ratio is one caregiver to five children for this age group. Corrected at inspection when second caregiver was added to classroom ratio.”
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Posting Requirements - Child’s Food Allergy Plans
“Child with diagnosed food allergy did not have food allergy plan posted in the operation. This was corrected at time of inspection when posted in the classroom at time of inspection.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“One out of ten caregivers did not have 24 hours of annual training avalible for review at time of inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“Complete outdoor policies were not available to review at time of inspection.”
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Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive services
“Operation procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs was not available to review at time of inspection”
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“Two out of ten children did not have up to date immunization records available at time of inspection.”
Jan 7, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“Four infants under the age of 17 months were observed in high chairs without the use of safety straps. Corrected at inspection when caregivers were observed using the safety traps with all children in high chairs.”
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Safety - Bottle Warmers Inaccessible to Children
“Crock pot being used as bottle warmer was observed on the edge of a table accessible to children in an infant classroom. Corrected at inspection when moved to a place in the classroom inaccessible to children.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Ten out of ten children’s records reviewed at time of inspection did not have up to date immunization records.”
15 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 8, 2023: inspection10 deficiencies
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Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
“The director has failed to ensure compliance of the Minimum Standards Rules and Laws based on the deficiencies found during this inspection.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“A caregiver was observed using her personal cell while in charge of supervising sleeping children.”
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“Three staff did not have current SIDS, Shaken Baby and Brain Development.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child’s allergy plan was not signed by the child’s physician.”
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Children’s Products- Review list and Remove unsafe products
“A Boppy Lounger was observed on the carpet area in the younger infant classroom. This produced was recalled by the Consumer Products Safety Commision in September 2021.”
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Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment
“Seven staff did not have current training in Maltreatment of Children.”
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Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities
“Two classrooms did not have a posted activity plan and several classrooms had outdated plans posted.”
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Notification of Change in Space
“The governing body failed to ensure that Child Care Regulation received notification that classrooms were being moved to unlicensed space and the removal of the playground during the remodeling of the church building.”
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Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
“Three classrooms did not have daily activiity plans posted.”
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Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
“Three toddlers were placed in highchairs and the staff member did not use safety straps. The caregiver was observed walking away from the children. The violation was corrected at the time of inspeciton when the error was brought to the caregivers attenion.”
Sep 21, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The opeation does not have a current annual fire inspection.”
Jan 24, 2022: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“The operation failed to report a positive COVID 19 case within the require time frame for reporting.”
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Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
“The operation failed to report a positive COVID case within the 48 hour required porting period.”
Dec 6, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“The operation has 13 staff members that do no thave current SID’s, Shaken Baby and Brain Developement.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“The opeation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of November, 2021.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 21, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| May 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | 10 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Dec 31, 1985.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 130 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.
- 8 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 15.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center This child care provider | 15 |
| Lena Pope Early Learning Center | 7 |
| Reading Friends | 4 |
| The Playspace, LLC | 6 |
| Lena Pope Early Learning Center Unthsc Campus | 3 |
| Rivertree Academy | 4 |
| Montessori School on Camp Bowie | 10 |
| Jacqueline Sowells | 1 |
| Bgcgtc- Rivercrest Country Club | 0 |
| Bgcgtc-North Hi Mount | 0 |
| Tots Haven Christian Academy | 6 |
| Mildred Haupt Preschool | 3 |
| Fort Worth Museum 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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