Tender Love Childcare LLC
Tender Love Childcare LLC is a licensed child care center in Arlington, TX, licensed for up to 85 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2022. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 75 citations, 20 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (15 of 75). 49 citations came in the last 12 months, including 16 high-risk. 9% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #108 of 108 centers in Arlington and better than 1% of licensed centers statewide.
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3's and 4's classroom lighting was too dark at the time of inspection. Inspector could not see caregiver's face when in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection by having her turn on the bathroom light for adequate lighting.
At the time of inspection there was a caregiver on social media on her phone in a classroom with 10 children during naptime. This was corrected at inspection by having the caregiver turn off her phone.
At the time of inspection during the inspectors walk through there were no caregivers in the school age room. The children were left unsupervised. This was corrected at inspection by having a caregiver go into the room.
At the time of inspection, there was a person in a empty classroom with 3 unenrolled children with no background check blow drying 1 of the child's hair.This was corrected at inspection by having the person leave the operation.
Caregiver did not know how many children were in her classroom at the time of inspection.
The operation failed to provide an incident report to the parent within 48 hours of the incident.
Operation left the underage caregiver alone with sole responsibility for a group of children in care.
Caregiver failed to intervene to ensure child's safety during a physical altercation with another child.
Caregiver admitted to restraining a child in care.
Caregiver failed to demonstrate good judgment by telling and allowing school age kids to engage in a physical fight.
Caregiver was heard cursing at a child in care.
The operation failed to notify licensing that a non-routine situation (physical altercation between 2 children) took place at the operation that placed children at risk.
Director had a total of 13 hours for training year 3/2025-3/2026.
Caregiver was seen watching a social media video on her phone during naptime. This was corrected at inspection by having her close the app and lock her phone.
At the time of inspection, the cribs were not labeled. This was corrected at inspection by having a caregiver label the cribs.
Operations director still lacked annual required training topics.
Operations director still lacked annual required training topics.
Operations 2 employee files still lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Operational policies;
Operations 2 employee files still lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Personnel policies;
Operations 2 employee files still lacked statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment outlined in ?746.1303 of this chapter.
Operations director still lacked annual required training topics.
Operations 2 employee files still lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Personnel policies;
Operations 2 employee files still lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Operational policies;
Operations 2 employee files still lacked statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment outlined in ?746.1303 of this chapter.
Operations director still lacked annual required training topics.
Operations 4 children's files still did not have health statements at the time of inspection.
2 caregivers files did not have completed affidavit at the time of inspection.
At the time of inspection, director lacked annual required training topics.
At the time of inspection, 2 employee files lacked statement signed and dated by the employee verifying the date the employee attended training during orientation that includes an overview of your policy on the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment outlined in ?746.1303 of this chapter.
At the time of inspection, director lacked annual required training topics.
At the time of inspection, 2 employee files lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Operational policies;
3 caregivers did not have current CPR First Aid at the time of inpspection.
2 caregivers files did not have completed affidavit at the time of inspection.
4 childrens files did not have health statements at the time of inspection.
At the time of inspection, 2 employee files lacked a statement signed and dated by the employee showing they have received a copy of the child-care center's: (A) Personnel policies;
2 caregivers did not have any annual trainings at the time of inspection.
At the time of inspection, an infant was observed to be sleeping swaddled in thick blankets. This was corrected at inspection by having the caregiver remove the wrappings.
A follow up inspection was conducted. The 3 year old classroom was left unattended with the lights off with one child awake roamiing the classroom and one child alseep on a nap mat.
Classroom with 4 children under 2 years old was observed using screen time. The children were watching nursey rhymes on a tablet.
3 year old classroom was left unattended by caregiver left in charge of the operation during naptime. 1 child was in a classroom alone playing until thier service provider arrived.While present another child from the Pre K room left the room and walked down to the kitchen by herself unattended. Inspector followed her and took her back to her classroom where the owner was watching the class.
A caregiver with restrictions was observed to be left alone with the Pre K class.
Infant room teacher was observed leaving the classroom and entering another classroom searching for something and then returning to the infant room. This was corrected at inspection as the caregiver was addressed by the director and went back to her classroom.
A caregiver who's background check is still pending was at the operation with the 2yr old class alone for the duration of the inspectors time at the operation.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation was non-compliant with this standard because a caregiver left in charge engaged in inappropriate "play" fighting with a child by slapping the child's face several times.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation was non-compliant with this standard by leaving a 16-year-old in charge of a group of school age children 2-3x a week.
At the time of inspection, the operation did not have the caregiver's file avaliable for review.
Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that the operation was non-compliant with this standard by leaving a 16-year-old caregiver in charge of a group of school age children which resulted in the caregiver rough housing with a child for over 15 minutes.
At the time of inspection, the operation did not have the child's file avaliable for review.
Operation had an expired fire inspection report.
During the inspector's walkthrough, the infant room was left unattended with 3 infants in the classroom.
3 year old caregiver was seen napping during naptime.
Screen time was being utilized in the 3 year old room during naptime. This was corrected at inspection by having the operation cover the screen.
Operations activity schedule did not have a minimum of two daily opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting, in which a child makes use of both small and large muscles, at the time of inspection.
Caregiver in charge did not know how many children were in the 3's class at the time of inspection. Caregiver had to count the children with inspector present.
Lighting in the classrooms during naptime was too dark, inspectors eyes had to adjust.
2 caregivers were seen on their phones in the classroom during naptime at the time of inspection.
Staff were seen leaving their classrooms unattended during naptime to use the bathroom, or take phone calls
1 child's file did not have a shot record at the time of inspection.
Parents rights were not in operational policies or any other form at the time of inspection.
1 child in care did not have health statements on file.
1 child in care did not have a shot record.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
2 infants had expired infant feeding instructions.
2 childrens files did not have the address to the emergency contact.
1 child did not have immunization record on file.
3 children's files did not have physicians signature on allergy emergency action plan.
The operation has mutliple children's records that do not provide an emergency contact address.
The director did not have proof of current cpr/first aid training available for review at the time of the inspection.
The emergency preparedness plan did not include procedures for evacuating and relocating children who are under 24 months of age, who have limited mobility, or who otherwise may need assistance in an emergency.
The operational policies did not include information on vaccine-preventable diseases for employees.
The director's personnel file was incomplete. It did not include all the required information.
The director did not have current transportation safety training.
The infant classroom did not have an adult sized rocker or chair.
The employee orientation curriculum wasn't available for review at the time of the inspection.
The operational policies did not include information regarding the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.
About this center
Common questions
Does Tender Love Childcare LLC take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Tender Love Childcare LLC’s hours?
6 AM to 7 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Tender Love Childcare LLC accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Tender Love Childcare LLC had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 20 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Aug 7, 2026: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Tender Love Childcare LLC compare with other daycares in Arlington?
It is #108 of 108 centers in Arlington by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Tender Love Childcare LLC last inspected?
Aug 17, 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 1732362 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.