The Childrens Courtyard
Licensed Center in Arlington, Texas. License #556373- 810, issued August 31, 2001.
- Address
- 8131 Matlock Rd, Arlington, TX 76002
- Phone
- (817) 467-2888
- Licensed capacity
- 152 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
- childrenscourtyard.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Accredited, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 5,148 standards at The Childrens Courtyard between October 12, 2021 and October 13, 2026 and recorded 40 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 | 4 | 474 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 6 | 649 | 12 |
| Personnel | 6 | 829 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| Infants | 4 | 354 | 2 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 1 |
The table adds up to 5,069 of those standards. The remaining 79, including 17 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.
What The Childrens Courtyard says about itself
Find quality child care at The Children's Courtyard, offering daycare, preschool, and early childhood education in a nurturing environment.
Quoted from childrenscourtyard.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 51 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 13, 2026, and 40 citations.
12 of those visits began with The Childrens Courtyard 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.
- 11High
- 10Medium High
- 18Medium
- 1Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 40. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High October 13, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
One of the safety outlets were missing a safety seal and another outlet was damaged exposing the inside of the wall and electrical wiring. This was corrected at inspection when the safety seal was put in the outlet, and a desk was moved to cover the other outlet.
- Medium October 13, 2026 Correction verified October 13, 2026
746.4003(a)(7): First Aid Kit Incomplete - Thermometer, preferably non-glass
The operation did not have a thermometer in all three of the buses.
- Medium December 4, 2025 Correction verified December 11, 2025
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
2 children's files did not have health statements at the time of inspection.
- Medium December 4, 2025 Correction verified December 11, 2025
746.603(a)(4): Children's Records - Immunizations
One child's file did not have an immunization record at the time of inspection.
- Medium High February 26, 2025 Correction verified March 10, 2025
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
1 staff only had 6 out of 24 trainings hours.
- Medium Low February 26, 2025 Correction verified February 27, 2025
746.901(5): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
The new caregivers hired after September 2023 did not have the pre employment affidavits in their files available for review at the time of inspection
- High July 6, 2023 Corrected at inspection
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver in training was in the classroom with children present but did not have an eligible background.
- High June 2, 2023 Correction verified June 16, 2023
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Based on the information received during the investigation it was determined that a caregiver demonstrated poor judgement when laying an infant down by one arm.
- Medium High February 14, 2023 Correction verified February 27, 2023
746.3301(i): Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child
A child in care was served food on the food allergy action plan specific to the child.
- Medium February 7, 2023 Correction verified February 21, 2023
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
The nap mats in the Pre- school 3's and 4's room were not labeled to distinguish who's nap mat belongs to who.
- Medium High November 22, 2022 Correction verified December 6, 2022
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
The operation has several broken peices of euipemnt on the playground. The Early preschool 2 room had part of the basebard that needs to be correct.
- High November 22, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5617(b): Driver Has Current Driver's License
One of the drivers did not have a current driver's license and has been transporting children. The driver renewed her driver's license during the inspection.
- Medium High November 22, 2022 Correction verified December 6, 2022
746.2409(a)(1): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting, Firm, Flat Mattress Designed for Use in Crib
An infants mattress was observed being prop up with a wedge to elevate the child while sleeping.
- Medium High November 22, 2022 Correction verified December 6, 2022
746.201(9): Complying with Laws and Rules
The governing body has failed to complete work orders that have been submitted for the playground. The work order was first submitted in August 2022. Compliance date is in alignment with the compliance date to fix the playground. The governing body must follow all the standards at all times.
- Medium High November 22, 2022 Correction verified December 12, 2022
746.605(16): Required Admission Information-Completed Food Allergy Plan
Six children were noted as having food allergies without having a food allergy action plan on file from the doctor.
- High September 17, 2022 Correction verified October 17, 2022
746.1203(4): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
During an investigation it was determined that a caregiver left a child unsupervised on the playground.
- High August 9, 2022 Correction verified August 22, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when the caregiver called the child a name which was inappropriate and hurtful to the child's self-esteem. The child perceived the name to be hurtful and was offended.
- Medium High July 18, 2022 Correction verified July 19, 2022
746.1301(3)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric first aid with rescue breathing
One caregiver did not have documentation of current first aid training.
- Medium July 18, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.801(10): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
Documentation was not available to verify monthly checks/inspections for smoke detection system, fire extinguishers, and carbon monoxide detector. (Note: This was corrected during the inspection)
- Medium July 18, 2022 Correction verified July 20, 2022
746.801(12): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
The operation did not have a copy of the most recent health inspection on file. The health inspection report available for review was from 01/2021.
- Medium July 18, 2022 Correction verified July 25, 2022
746.801(2): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Infant Feeding Instructions
One infant in Infant room I did not have updated feeding instructions on file. One infant's feeding instructions was not dated. Four infants in Infant room II did not have updated feeding instructions on file.
- Medium July 18, 2022 Correction verified August 2, 2022
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
One child did not have a health statement on file.
- Medium High June 16, 2022 Correction verified July 15, 2022
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a completed food allergy emergency plan on file.
- High June 16, 2022 Correction verified July 15, 2022
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgement when accidentally serving a child food the child is allergic to. The caregiver was aware of the child's known food allergy as the child's food allergies were listed on the child's enrollment application.
- Medium April 11, 2022 Correction verified April 21, 2022
746.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Two of the four children's records were updated to include complete physician information. Two children's records still lacked complete physician information.
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About this record
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