Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth
Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth is a licensed child care center in Corinth, TX, licensed for up to 245 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2021. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 53 times and investigated 29 reports. Inspectors recorded 49 citations, 23 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (9 of 49). 13 citations came in the last 12 months, including 9 high-risk. 2% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #4 of 6 centers in Corinth and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on information gathered during the investigation, it was determined that caregivers used creams that were not provided by the parent, and the operation did not have permission.
The operation did not provide parents of children with incident reports for situations that occurred while the children were in care.
Based on the information gathered through the investigation, the directors and caregivers were aware of multiple claims of suspected abuse and/or neglect and failed to report to the appropriate authorities.
The last fire inspection conducted at the operation was 12/2024.
Two caregivers in Room 9 did not know the number of children present.
Based on information gathered during an investigation, the school-age caregiver open-handedly pushed a child in the face to turn them away from her, while the child was trying to communicate with the caregiver.
Based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, a director has not been reporting situations that place children at risk to CCR and has not ensured that they are operating to minimum standards.
Based on information gathered during an investigation, the school-age caregiver has yelled at the children while in care.
Based on information gathered during investigtion mangagment did not report an incident that placed a child at risk, in which they were knowledgeable.
Based on information gathered through an investigation, the school-age caregiver grabbed a child by the arm while in care.
The operation did not provide a child's parent with an incident report for situations that occurred while in care.
A caregiver was present in the classroom caring for children without an active background check on file. The staff was sent home during the inspection.
Notification was not provided to the parent by pick-up time concerning an incident that caused the child's teeth to become chipped.
Based on the DFPS investigation, a caregiver did not use appropriate redirection as the caregiver grabbed a child by the wrist and lifted the child from a seated position to direct the child to the sink.
During the inspection, there were infant bottles observed with the first name and no last initial.
The operation did not have a background check submitted for a caregiver working at the center. The background check was ran while at the inspection and the caregiver was sent home.
One caregiver was missing an up to date CPR/First Aid training.
It was determined that the operation did not report to CCR that a caregiver gave an infant another infant's bottle.
The employee list was observed posted but was not updated with the current staff. The list was last updated on 1/25/25. This was corrected at inspection when an updated employee list was made and posted.
It was determined that a caregiver did not use good judgement when not checking the bottles to verify the name, which resulted in an infant being fed the wrong bottle.
It was determined that an incident report was not signed by the parents after a child was injured while in care.
It was determined that the staff did not correct a pattern of behavior when a child continued to climb up the slide and jump off, which caused the child to injure themselves.
Three staff are missing the annual 24 hours for the last full year.
Three caregivers witnessed an incident where a child required medical attention, and did not adequately intervene.
Based on evidence obtained during the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child by the arm as a form of redirection rather than using positive statements.
A 3 year old child was left unattended in the classroom for approximately 8 minutes.
A caregiver did not demonstrate good judgment when not correcting children on how to properly use the outside play structure equipment.
An infant was observed sleeping in a swing.
During the inspection, three staff did not know the childrens ages that they were caring for and were unable to obtain the information.
The 11 months to 24 months class was observed outside on the playground out of ratio. There were 2 caregivers and 14 children with a specified age group of 11months to 18months.
A child was placed at risk when being able to get out from the playground gate and walk to the front of the building and was left unsupervised. The parents were not notified until 2 hours later.
It was determined a child was able to get out from the playground gate and walked to the front of the building. The child was unsupervised for approximately less than five minutes. The child was found by a parent.
Based on information obtained it was determined that three classrooms were out ratios for more than 30 minutes. The three classrooms out of ratio were Room 6, Room 7, and Room 8.
Based on the information obtained, classrooms were out of ratio while the owner was in charge of the center.
The operation allowed a caregiver to have access to children without obtaining the results of the background check. The caregiver was sent home.
On two separate occasions a child had a seizure and the operation did not contact EMS for the incident.
The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation that a child was left in a classroom unsupervised.
One caregiver does not have current training in CPR since October 2021. In addition it was determined that three staff were supervising children alone while not having CPR training.
The operation did not have an incident report for a child being left unsupervised in a classroom. The operation did not have incident reports for a child having two seizures at the center.
One caregiver does not have current training in first aid since October 2021.
During interviews, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised in a classroom.
Based on the evidence obtained, it was determined that the director has lied about incidents occurring at the operation such as children having seizures, children being injured in care, and children being left unsupervised.
The 2 year old class was observed out of ratio outside with 1 caregiver and 12 children.
A caregiver in the infant classroom was observed not washing hands after diapering a child.
The operation did not use the proper cleaning solution when cleaning the floors. The product used was not designed to be used on flooring.
During an investigation inspection on 2/22/2022 an infant was observed sleeping in a crib with a pacifier clip connected to the shirt.
During the course of an investigation, video footage was observed showing children in a classroom not washing their hands after having diapers changed.
During the course of an investigation, video footage was observed and a caregiver did not wash their hands after changing children's diapers.
The facility did not report to licensing that a child received medical attention for a rash.
About this center
Common questions
Does Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth’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 Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 23 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 7, 2026: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers-Report Suspected Child Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth compare with other daycares in Corinth?
It is tied for #4 of 6 centers in Corinth 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 Childrens Lighthouse of Corinth last inspected?
Sep 23, 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 1719519 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.