Children's Lighthouse at Heritage
Children's Lighthouse at Heritage is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 291 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2016. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 22 times and investigated 15 reports. Inspectors recorded 20 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (5 of 20). 12 citations came in the last 12 months, including 7 high-risk. 25% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #145 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver grabbed a child by the back of the shirt and pulled them back.
Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation concerns that a caregiver grabbed a child's arm.
At 7:23 am, during the walk-through of the operation, I observed 23 children in Room 5. There are 4 children who are 2 years old. The teacher confirmed the children's ages. The operation corrected this deficiency after I question the opening mix group ratio.
Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the family filed a complaint.
Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the parent filed a report with Child Care Regulation.
During the walkthrough, I observed that Room 7 children's bathroom (children aged from 2 to 4 years old) has cleaning supplies (Swiffer mop with cleaning solution) attached) in the children's bathroom.
A caregiver with provisional eligibility was observed to be caring for a group a children with no other qualified caregiver in the room with them. This was corrected during the inspection.
Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver who is provisionally eligible with conditions did not follow one of the listed conditions when they were left alone in charge of the care of a group of children.
Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report a situation that may have placed a child at risk when they did not notify Child Care Regulation that concerns were expressed about a staff member hitting a child on their hand.
A caregiver failed to provide supervision, resulting in the child being in the bathroom for over an hour.
A caregiver was observed to leave a class of children unsupervised for approximately 3-5 minutes.
During the monitoring visit, the operation had three medications that were expired for children enrolled in the operation.
All vans were missing complete first aid kits. This was corrected when the director added missing items to make each kit complete.
The caregiver did not exercise good judgment to assist the child off of the cots.
Three of the children's files that were reviewed did not have the emergency treatment completed and signed.
One of the staff files was missing proof of education.
One of the staff files was missing a photo ID.
There were at least three incidents where a child was served food he was allergic to. The first incident a child was given a snack that had an allergy warning because it was made with milk. The second incident occurred when the same child was given a cookie that contained milk and eggs. The child is allergic to both ingredients. Another child was given a muffin made from milk. The child is allergic to milk.
A caregiver did not demonstrate competency when she ignored a food allergy notification that is posted in the room. She was aware that the child is only supposed to eat food brought from home. She was seen on video giving the child a cookie that was bought by the facility. As a result the child had an allergic reaction and was taken to urgent care. There were two other incidents where the allergy notification was ignored. The same child was given a snack food that contained milk. The sibling, also allergic to milk was given a product containing milk. These actions also resulted in an allergic reaction.
The facility failed to report a positve case of COVID at the facility.
About this center
Common questions
Does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Children's Lighthouse at Heritage’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Children's Lighthouse at Heritage for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Tarrant County area, which includes Fort Worth, is $45.60 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.60 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Children's Lighthouse at Heritage had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 10, 2026: “Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #145 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Children's Lighthouse at Heritage last inspected?
Sep 25, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1582418 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.