Checking a daycare in Arlington, Texas

DaycareList lists 204 child care operations in Arlington, including 111 licensed centers and 93 home-based operations. The citation window runs from 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10. Within that window, 91 licensed centers had at least one citation, and 20 licensed centers had no citations. Across all operation types, state records show 1,154 citations.

Child care records in Arlington · Search official HHSC records

Provider totals and citation counts include all providers, including providers omitted from listings for personal-name privacy or suppression requests.

Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.

Providers by type

Provider type	Providers
Licensed Centers	111
Licensed Child-Care Homes	24
Listed Family Homes	19
Registered Child-Care Homes	50

Citations by HHSC risk level

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	285
Medium High	431
Medium	375
Medium Low	44
Low	19
Unknown	0

Most cited standards in this city

Standard	Title	Citations	Providers
746.1205	Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity	38	25
746.1201	Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control	29	17
746.603	Children's Records - Immunizations	28	20
746.603	Children's Records - Health Statement	18	14
746.1601	Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children	15	11
746.2805	Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling	14	9
746.3407	Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment	14	10
746.3701	Safety - Areas Free From Hazards	14	10
746.4907	Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less	14	10
746.5101	Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal	14	11

ZIP codes by provider count

ZIP	Providers
76002	37
76018	26
76014	22
76016	21
76017	21
76010	17
76013	15
76006	11
76012	11
76001	10

How to check the record

Go to the Texas HHSC public child care search page (link below).
Search for the daycare by name or location to find its listing.
Open the operation details page and the inspection and compliance history page. DaycareList provider pages link to both pages.
Read the citations listed for the operation, noting the risk weight assigned to each standard and whether the citation was corrected at the inspection.
Read the narrative in each citation record to see what the inspector found.
Compare the dates of inspections and citations over the years covered by the state records.
Ask the provider questions about specific citations you read in the record.
Report errors on a DaycareList page through the corrections page. DaycareList data is refreshed from the state through the Texas Open Data Portal; the state's own record is authoritative.

Reading records

deficiency (citation): A finding that a minimum standard was not met during an inspection, investigation, or assessment.
risk levels: HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight of High, Medium High, Medium, Medium Low, or Low.
corrected at inspection: A citation record may show whether the deficiency was fixed at the time of the inspection.
correction date: The date shown on a citation record for when the correction was made.
correction verified: A citation record may show a date the correction was verified.
technical assistance: A citation record may show whether technical assistance was given.
inspection vs investigation vs assessment: Records published by the state include inspections, investigations, and assessments, along with the deficiencies cited during them.
three-year window: The period DaycareList uses when counting citations in its provider summaries. The state online records cover about the last five years.
minimum standards: The rules operations must follow. For centers they are in Texas Administrative Code Title 26, Chapter 746; for licensed and registered homes, Chapter 747. The governing statute is Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 42.

Cited standards

746.1205: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

This standard covers caregivers staying close enough to children to see or hear their activities and keep track of them. Recent citations in Arlington describe caregivers missing incidents, children left alone, and a room without a caregiver present.

746.1201: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

This standard covers employee and caregiver competence, judgment, and self-control. A recent citation in Arlington describes a caregiver telling and allowing children to engage in a physical fight.

746.603: Children's Records - Immunizations

This standard covers immunization records in children's files. Recent citations in Arlington describe missing immunization records and records that were not up to date or available for review.

746.603: Children's Records - Health Statement

This standard covers health statements in children's files. Recent citations in Arlington describe files without health statements at the time of inspection.

746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

This standard covers the number of children a caregiver may supervise in a group. Recent citations in Arlington describe groups with more children per caregiver than permitted for the children's ages.

746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling

This standard covers grabbing and pulling as prohibited forms of punishment. Recent citations in Arlington describe caregivers grabbing, holding, or moving children in response to their behavior.

746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

This standard covers maintaining buildings, grounds, and equipment. Recent citations in Arlington describe chipping playground paint, broken mirror pieces, building holes, loose gutters, a gate gap, and a toilet that was not working.

746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

This standard covers keeping areas free from hazards. Recent citations in Arlington describe accessible electrical cords and cleaning supplies, sharp points, broken toys, and fences needing repair.

This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.

Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests