ACTIVE POOR Compliance

Lionheart Children's Academy -LABC

2912 LITTLE RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76016

License #1544767 | Expires: Feb 19, 2015

Day Care Center
Type
250
Capacity
72
Inspections
33
Violations

Compliance Summary

22
Critical
7
Serious
4
Moderate
0
Minor

Inspection History

Date Type Result Violations
Feb 24, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 12, 2026 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jan 8, 2026 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 19, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 18, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Oct 21, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 23, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 22, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Sep 5, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Sep 4, 2025 OTHER Violations Found 1
Mar 7, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 24, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 10, 2025 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 7, 2025 OTHER Compliant 0
Jan 31, 2025 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Dec 27, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 18, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 2
Dec 18, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 16, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Dec 3, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Aug 9, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 28, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 24, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
May 31, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 16, 2024 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 29, 2024 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 25, 2024 OTHER Violations Found 1
Feb 8, 2024 Annual Inspection Violations Found 1
Jun 28, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 26, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Jun 21, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Jun 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 24, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
May 12, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 11, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Apr 27, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 11, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 4, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 31, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 3
Mar 10, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 3, 2023 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 1, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 28, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Feb 9, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 8, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 2
Feb 8, 2023 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jan 5, 2023 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 20, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 19, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Dec 16, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 23, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Nov 22, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 5
Oct 27, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Oct 25, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 2
Sep 14, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Jul 25, 2022 OTHER Violations Found 1
Jul 8, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 26, 2022 Annual Inspection Violations Found 3
May 23, 2022 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 13, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Feb 28, 2022 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 15, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Dec 8, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Jun 24, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 28, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
May 26, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 26, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 19, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Apr 15, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Apr 15, 2021 OTHER Compliant 0
Mar 18, 2021 Annual Inspection Compliant 0
Mar 18, 2021 OTHER Violations Found 2

Violation Details

Serious Corrected

Orientation to the child-care center was not completed before having acessing to the children for a substitute caregiver.

Corrected: Dec 26, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver failed to report concerns of abuse to the department of family a protective service.

Corrected: Oct 20, 2025

Critical Corrected

A child was left unsupervised in a hallway for approximately 2 minutes.

Corrected: Oct 2, 2025

Serious Corrected

A caregiver was observed asleep at naptime.

Corrected: Feb 7, 2025

Critical Corrected

The operation has unpaid fees associated with background checks.

Corrected: Jan 3, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver grabbed a child by the arm leaving a bruise.

Corrected: Jan 20, 2025

Critical Corrected

The caregiver did not demonstrate patience when relating to children in the classroom.

Corrected: Jan 20, 2025

Critical Corrected

Caregiver did not show good judgement by tugging/ arguing on/over a blanket with a child.

Corrected: Feb 19, 2025

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not show proper self-control when redirecting a child.

Corrected: May 28, 2024

Serious Corrected

Two hours of renew annual transportation safety training is needed for all drivers and director.

Corrected: Feb 15, 2024

Critical Corrected

This law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with parent and caregivers. By not checking the label, a caregiver was giving a wrong breastmilk bottle to a child.

Critical Corrected

This law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with caregivers and parents. A child was able to get out of the room without caregiver noticed.

Serious Corrected

There was no Food Allergy Emergency Plan signed by parents and health care professional for a child who allergic to fish. The plan was signed and dated after the incident.

Critical Corrected

The assistant director did not make a good judgment by not provide a thorough orientation and/or provide enough information in order for a substitute caregiver to conduct the job efficiently. As result, the substitute caregiver unknowingly serves a child food that he/she allergic to.

Serious Corrected

A substitute caregiver served a child with food that he/she allergic to.

Critical Corrected

A caregiver did not use good judgment when yelling and hitting children's hand as type of discipline.

Serious Corrected

Children confirmed that a caregiver slapped kids' hand and yell at them when they are not listening.

Critical Corrected

This rule was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Center based on interview with victim, parent, and caregivers. Caregiver admitted that he said inappropriate word to a child.

Critical Corrected

This rule was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Center based on interview with victim, parent, and caregivers.

Critical Corrected

This law was evaluated with regard to an investigation and has been found to be in violation with the Minimum Standard Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers based on observations made at the operation, review of records and supporting documentation, and interviews with various caregivers. A caregiver was giving a wrong milk bottle to a non-verbal child.

Critical Corrected

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. The operation did not report an incident that placed two children at risk within the required two calendar-day time frame.

Critical Corrected

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. A caregiver and a member of management did not demonstrate good judgment when they did not notify the parent of an incident that took place 38 minutes prior to the parent arriving for a family event.

Serious Corrected

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. The operation did not make the parents aware of an incident that placed their children at risk on the day it occurred, notifying them three days later.

Critical Corrected

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. Two children were unsupervised for eight minutes when they left the classroom without the caregiver?s knowledge.

Moderate Corrected

Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance. The classroom had a period of inactivity for 19 minutes.

Critical Corrected

This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be in deficient. A caregiver was not using good judgment while using her feet with shoe on to pat a child's back to get the child to sleep. Other two caregivers witnessed the action but did not say anything to the caregiver or report to the management.

Critical Corrected

This rule is being evaluated as part of an investigation and was found to be in deficient. Three caregivers did not know it was considered a form of prohibited discipline when using one's foot to pat on a child's back to get the child to go to sleep.

Critical Corrected

It was determined by the Child Care Licensing Investigator that one caregiver did mention that she takes treats away from children such as bubblegum and candy as a form of discipline.

Moderate Corrected

It was observed that blue mats in the classroom were not label with child's name or number system.

Moderate Corrected

It was observed that the blue mats used for napping were not marked or colored so that the sleeping side can be distinguished from the floor side.

Moderate Corrected

It was observed that children's blanket and sleeping pack are on the floor. Some of the blankets were touching each other.

Critical Corrected

Caregiver did not just good judgment when using the spanking children with the ruler.

Critical Corrected

Several children indicate that a caregiver was using a "pow-pow" to spank when they don't listen.

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Data Source: texas_dfps — Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
Data is provided as-is from public government records. It may not reflect changes since the last inspection.