Ark and Olive Academy
Licensed Center in Vernon, Texas. License #1819975, issued January 29, 2026.
- Address
- 2815 Sand Rd, Vernon, TX 76384
- Phone
- (940) 867-5181
- Licensed capacity
- 47 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes.
Openings
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In effect since September 8, 2025. From the state's provider report of January 31, 2026.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,136 standards at Ark and Olive Academy between July 23, 2025 and September 28, 2026 and recorded 12 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 2 | 248 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 332 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 321 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 144 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 450 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 76 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 565 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 312 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 300 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 1 |
| Pools | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 201 | 1 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,122 of those standards. The remaining 14, including 5 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 12 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 28, 2026, and 12 citations.
2 of those visits began with Ark and Olive Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 5High
- 3Medium High
- 3Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High August 18, 2026 Correction verified September 28, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver had used prohibited punishment by forcefully grabbing/pulling a child by the arm.
- High August 18, 2026 Correction verified September 28, 2026
746.3703(d): No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a previous caregiver had been observed to have had a nicotine vaporizer pen on their person while they were caring for children.
- High July 28, 2026 Correction verified July 31, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation does not have a current fire inspection. The last fire inspection was on 7/9/25.
- Medium July 28, 2026 Correction verified July 31, 2026
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The annual children's products cerfication has not been completed.
- High October 23, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
There was a sleep sack in the crib with a sleeping infant under 12 months of age.
- Medium High October 23, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
There were scissors on the top of the bookshelf towards the front of the shelf accessible to children in the toddler room. There were cleaning supplies found under the sink in a cabinet in the children's bathroom. There was not a lock on the cabinet.
- Medium September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.501(a)(2): Written Operational Policies - Release of Children
The operation is missing a policy for release of children.
- Medium September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 12, 2025
746.401(5): Posting Requirements - Activity Plans for each group of children in the child care center
The activity plans were not posted.
- Medium Low September 9, 2025 Correction verified September 23, 2025
746.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
6 of the 6 personnel files did not have an affidavit in the file.
- High August 12, 2025 Correction verified September 9, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was determined that a child in care walked out of a classroom unsupervised before being found by caregivers in the classroom next door.
- Medium High July 23, 2025 Correction verified July 25, 2025
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The shelves located in the classrooms were a tipping concern.
- Medium High July 23, 2025 Correction verified July 28, 2025
746.4901(a): Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
The surfacing was not adequate in the use zones on the playground.
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About this record
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