Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool
Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 102 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 20 times and investigated 9 reports. Inspectors recorded 18 citations, 8 of them high-risk, most often for caregiver conduct (5 of 18). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 high-risk. Its last 6 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #133 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 36% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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This standard was found to be deficient after a 23month old child was observed opening the classroom door and exiting the classroom without the two caregivers noticing he was not there.
This standard was found to be deficient after a caregiver was observed lifting a child off of the floor by his arm.
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient after children in the 18-24m age group were observed using screen time.
During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed on video and admitted to spraying children's hands with a cleaning chemical solution instead of soap.
During the DFPS investigation, a caregiver admitted to placing toddlers in time out for five minutes.
There are three infant-aged children who do not have written feeding instructions signed and dated by the parent available for review during the inspection.
One child's infant feeding instructions was last updated on 5/22/2024.
One child was missing current immunization records.
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when the operation failed to provide verification of liability insurance by the anniversary date.
A caregiver was observed interacting negatively with the children in the classroom.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient.
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom heard a child crying in distress and failed to check on the wellbeing of the child. The caregiver admitted in her interview that she did not check on the child after she observed the child crying.
This was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to deficient when a caregiver present in the classroom failed to intervene when a child was bitten multiple times by another child in care.
This standard was evaluated during a DFPS investigation and found to be deficient. The director failed to ensure employees understood, maintained and complied with all minimum standard requirements when two caregivers were present in a classroom and failed to provide proper and adequate supervision. This action resulted in a child being injured while in care.
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and found to be deficient when a caregiver lifted a child by the arms and placed him aggressively in a chair facing the wall for time out.
This standard was evaluated and found to be deficient when two children's files did not contain accurate admission dates.
The infant three classroom was out of ratio by two children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool’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 Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool 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 Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 8 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 25, 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 Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #133 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 36% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Dear Ones Daycare & Preschool last inspected?
Aug 4, 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 1685680 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.