Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool
Licensed Center in Fort Worth, Texas. License #1685680, issued January 27, 2020.
- Address
- 8061 S Hulen St, Fort Worth, TX 76123
- Phone
- (817) 386-9149
- Licensed capacity
- 102 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- dearonesdaycare.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 11, 2026. From the state's provider report of October 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 3,372 standards at Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool between January 20, 2022 and August 4, 2026 and recorded 18 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 | 234 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 217 | 2 |
| Personnel | 2 | 281 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,332 of those standards. The remaining 40, including 13 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 30 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 4, 2026, and 18 citations.
One of those visits began with Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool 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.
- 8High
- 2Medium High
- 8Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium June 25, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
746.2207(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient after children in the 18-24m age group were observed using screen time.
- High June 25, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
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
This standard was found to be deficient after a 23month old child was observed opening the classroom door and exiting the classroom without the two caregivers noticing he was not there.
- High June 25, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
746.2805(3): Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
This standard was found to be deficient after a caregiver was observed lifting a child off of the floor by his arm.
- Medium June 12, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver admitted to placing toddlers in time out for five minutes.
- High June 12, 2026 Correction verified August 4, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed on video and admitted to spraying children's hands with a cleaning chemical solution instead of soap.
- Medium June 9, 2025 Correction verified June 11, 2025
746.2421(a): Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
There are three infant-aged children who do not have written feeding instructions signed and dated by the parent available for review during the inspection.
- Medium July 19, 2024 Correction verified July 23, 2024
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
One child's infant feeding instructions was last updated on 5/22/2024.
- Medium July 19, 2024 Correction verified July 23, 2024
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child was missing current immunization records.
- Medium March 5, 2024 Correction verified March 6, 2024
746.203(2): Liability Insurance Requirements - Provide Proof of Coverage Annually by Anniversary Date of Issuance
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when the operation failed to provide verification of liability insurance by the anniversary date.
- Medium High December 7, 2023 Correction verified December 19, 2023
746.5101(b): Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
- High December 7, 2023 Correction verified December 19, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver was observed interacting negatively with the children in the classroom.
- High October 23, 2023 Correction verified January 19, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom heard a child crying in distress and failed to check on the wellbeing of the child. The caregiver admitted in her interview that she did not check on the child after she observed the child crying.
- Medium October 23, 2023 Correction verified January 19, 2024
746.1003(2): Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
This standard was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. The director failed to ensure employees understood, maintained and complied with all minimum standard requirements when two caregivers were present in a classroom and failed to provide proper and adequate supervision. This action resulted in a child being injured while in care.
- High October 23, 2023 Correction verified January 19, 2024
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
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom failed to intervene when a child was bitten multiple times by another child in care.
- High October 23, 2023 Correction verified January 19, 2024
746.1201(4): AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
- High January 11, 2023 Correction verified February 6, 2023
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver lifted a child by the arms and placed him aggressively in a chair facing the wall for time out.
- Medium High December 13, 2022 Correction verified December 30, 2022
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
The infant three classroom was out of ratio by two children.
- Medium December 13, 2022 Correction verified December 30, 2022
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when two children's files did not contain accurate admission dates.
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About this record
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