Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center
Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 130 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1985. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 14 times and investigated 8 reports. Inspectors recorded 29 citations, 4 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (5 of 29). 11 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. 14% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #202 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Operation did not have a written operational policy for extreme weather in parent handbook at time of investigation inspection. An updated policy was shared with parents.
It was determined during an investigation caregiver was unaware of all the children responsible for when a child was injured in care resulting in medical attention.
One out of ten caregivers did not have 24 hours of annual training avalible for review at time of inspection.
Two out of ten children did not have up to date immunization records available at time of inspection.
Operation procedures for supporting inclusive services to children with special care needs was not available to review at time of inspection
Child with diagnosed food allergy did not have food allergy plan posted in the operation. This was corrected at time of inspection when posted in the classroom at time of inspection.
Complete outdoor policies were not available to review at time of inspection.
Sole caregiver was caring for nine children ages 12-18 months old. State ratio is one caregiver to five children for this age group. Corrected at inspection when second caregiver was added to classroom ratio.
During an investigation it was determined a caregiver did not use good judgement when not ensuring all children had transitioned from indoor to outdoor area.
During an investigation it was determined a toddler was unsupervised outside of the fenced in outdoor area for 1 minute.
During an investigation it was determined there was not a written plan for supervision for outdoor space not connected to center.
Crock pot being used as bottle warmer was observed on the edge of a table accessible to children in an infant classroom. Corrected at inspection when moved to a place in the classroom inaccessible to children.
Four infants under the age of 17 months were observed in high chairs without the use of safety straps. Corrected at inspection when caregivers were observed using the safety traps with all children in high chairs.
Ten out of ten children's records reviewed at time of inspection did not have up to date immunization records.
The governing body failed to ensure that Child Care Regulation received notification that classrooms were being moved to unlicensed space and the removal of the playground during the remodeling of the church building.
Three classrooms did not have daily activiity plans posted.
One child's allergy plan was not signed by the child's physician.
A Boppy Lounger was observed on the carpet area in the younger infant classroom. This produced was recalled by the Consumer Products Safety Commision in September 2021.
The director has failed to ensure compliance of the Minimum Standards Rules and Laws based on the deficiencies found during this inspection.
Three toddlers were placed in highchairs and the staff member did not use safety straps. The caregiver was observed walking away from the children. The violation was corrected at the time of inspeciton when the error was brought to the caregivers attenion.
Three staff did not have current SIDS, Shaken Baby and Brain Development.
Seven staff did not have current training in Maltreatment of Children.
A caregiver was observed using her personal cell while in charge of supervising sleeping children.
Two classrooms did not have a posted activity plan and several classrooms had outdated plans posted.
The opeation does not have a current annual fire inspection.
The operation failed to report a positive COVID 19 case within the require time frame for reporting.
The operation failed to report a positive COVID case within the 48 hour required porting period.
The opeation did not conduct a fire drill for the month of November, 2021.
The operation has 13 staff members that do no thave current SID's, Shaken Baby and Brain Developement.
About this center
Common questions
Does Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
How much does Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Trinity Lutheran Childrens 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 Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 4 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 1, 2025: “Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children responsible for.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #202 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Trinity Lutheran Childrens Center last inspected?
Sep 30, 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 148369 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.