Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center
Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 60 children and serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. It has held its Texas license since 2003. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 9 times and investigated 2 reports. Inspectors recorded 4 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for health & medication (1 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #81 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 57% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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At the time of inspection medication for one child was not in the original packaging.
Two infants under 9 months old were observed sleeping on bouncers.
A caregiver was observed a few times pulling a child by the arm as method of discipline.
A concern about inappropriate discipline was not report to licensing.
About this center
Common questions
Does Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
What are Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center’s hours?
7:45 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center 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 Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Nov 28, 2023: “Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #81 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 57% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Diamond Road Head Start and Child Development Center last inspected?
Feb 3, 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 823028- 2589 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.