Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery
Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 43 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1986. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 17 times. Inspectors recorded 72 citations, 10 of them high-risk, most often for training & qualifications (22 of 72). 6 citations came in the last 12 months. 3% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #215 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide.
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Loose fill was observed at time of inspection lower than the required six inches around climbing and slide equipment.
One child with food allergy reported in admission form did not have a food allergy emergency plan available to review at time of inspection.
Outdoor active play area was observed with tall grass by play structure and fallen tree along fence line.
Annual sanitations inspection was not available for review at time of inspection.
Annual health and safety trainings were not available for review for three caregivers at time of inspection.
Annual fire inspection was not available to review at time of inspection.
One out of three caregiver files reviewed did not have a notarized affidavit available for review.
Director training records were lacking 15 hours of annual training.
One out of four childrens records reviewed did not have a health statement available for review. Child has been enrolled in care for over 12 months.
The operation did not conduct a lock-down drill in the first quarter of 2024.
The director and designated van driver did not have documentation showing they have current transportation safety training.
The operation did not have documentation showing they have a current annual fire iinspection.
The operaiton did not have documentation showing they a current gas pipe leak test.
There was no documenation showing that a fire drill had been conducted in June 2024.
The fire drills conducted from January to May 2024 do not show the number of minutes it took to evacuate the building.
One child did not have an immunization record on file.
Three staff members did not received the required 24 hour of annual training for the their 2021-2023 year. 6/1/2023 - The violation has been recited. The three staff did not have any documentation available for review to show the 24 hours of training has been obtained.
Two boxes of medicaiton for a child were observed on the edge of the director's desk. The medication was accessible to any child that came in proximity to the directors' desk.
Three staff do not current training in SIDS, Shaken BAby and brain development. 6/1/2023 - The violation was been recited. The three staff members did not have any current documentation showing they have obtained the training.
The director does not have current transporation safety training. 6/1/2023 - The violation has been recited. Current tranportation safety training for the director was not available for review at the time of the follow up inspection.
The director did not have the require 30 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 annual year. 6/1/2023 - The violation has been recited. There was no documentation showing the director has obtained the annual training hours at the time of inspection.
The director has failed to ensure compliance due to the number of deficiencies which have been recited during the follow up inspection.
Three staff do not have current training in maltreatment of children. 6/1/2023 - The violation was been recited. Two staff did not have any documentation showing they are obtained the required trainings.
One new hire did not have a notarized affdavit on file. 6/1/2023 - The violatioon has been recited. There was no doucmenation the Employee Affidavit had been notarized.
A volunteer was observed having access to children in care on a one-one basis. This volunteer does not a background check on file.
An activity plan for the school age area was not posted at the time of inspection. 6/1/2023 - The violation has been recited. An activity plan for school age children has not been posted in the school age classroom.
One child does not have a immunization record on file. The child has been in care since 1/2020.
Three staff do not current trining in maltreatment of childrne.
The operation has a volunteer who was present at the time of inspection that does not have a background check on file. The volunteer has been present at the operation since February, 2023.
Children are being transported to and from school without parent or guardian emergency contact numbers.
One new hire did not have a notarized affdavit on file.
Two children did not have the physican's health statement section completed on the admission form. Best practice is to obain this information prior to the child's enrollment and first day in care.
Three staff members did not received the required 24 hour of annual training for the their 2021-2023 year.
Children are being transported to and from school without emergency medical authorization forms.
Three staff do not have current training in maltreatment of children.
The opeation Consumer Products Safety Commisson Affidavit expired on 3/8/2022.
The operation has medicatoins for two children which is expired.
The director did not have the require 30 hours of annual training for the 2021-2022 annual year.
One chlid does not have section for Emergency Medical Authorization completed on the admission form.
The director does not have current transporation safety training.
An activity plan for the school age area was not posted at the time of inspection.
The operation does not have current medication authorizations for a child with an inhaler and breathing treatment medication.
The operation did not have a current health inspection.
One staff member did not have proof of education.
The operation did not have a current health inspection.
Two children's record evaluated during the inspection not have a physician's health statement. The children have been in care for more than 12 months.
The governing body has not ensured the operation has maintained compliance with the minimum standards. The operation has received 53 deficiencies during the last two years and the operation was placed on Plan of Action. During the Plan of Action the operation has received deficiencies in repeated standard subchapters
Attendance records for one new staff member were not available for review at inspection.
Fire drills for December, 2021 and January and February of 2022 were not documented.
Employee files for two new staff members were not available for review at the time of inspection.
While the director has a daily presence at the operation, the presence during the hours of operation is not routinely enough to ensure the operation is maintaining compliance with the minimum standards and plan of action the operation implemented.
The loose-fill under the wooden structure does not measure six inches. 10/26/2021 - The violation has been recited. The operation has not obtained or install six inches of loose-fill surfacing under the climbing structure.
Operation does not have a current Fire Inspection. 10/26/2021 - The violation has been recited. The operation has not obtained a current fire inspection from the City of Fort Worth.
The operation's current gas pipe leak inspection was not available for review at the time of inspection. 10/26/2021 - The violation has b een recited. The provider has not obtained documenation showing the last gas pipe inspection.
The operaiton has not been conducting fire drills, severe weather or lock drown drills. 10/26/2021 - The violation has been recited. The operation has not conducted a shelter in place/severe weather or lock drown drill.
One child's admission form did not have the Emergency Medical Authorization section completed.
The operation was unable to provide documentation showing that each staff member and herself had current Pediatric CPR training.
The operaiton has not been conducting fire drills, severe weather or lock drown drills.
The operation could not provide documentation showing the staff and director had current first aid training.
Medication authorizatons were reveiwed and there were several authorizaiton forms which were not signed or dated by the parent. These children are no longer receiving medications. The vioaltion was corrected at the time of the inspection. The children are no longer receiving the medicaiton or no longer enrolled in the program.
All three first aid kits checked at the time of inspection did not have tweezers.
The operation was not able to produce four staff members required annual training for their 2020 annual year.
The opeation did not have a current CPSC affidavit for review.
The operation's current gas pipe leak inspection was not available for review at the time of inspection.
The operation has not been returning medications for children who are no longer in care or no longer needing the medications. The violation was corrected at the time of inspection. All medication no longer being given were discarded.
Based on the types of vioations found during this inspection, the director has failed to ensure the operation is compliance with Minimum Standard Rules.
The director was not able to show all required training hours for annaul trianing year of 2020-2021.
One admission form did not have the health statement section completed by the parent.
Operation does not have a current Fire Inspection.
The director and designated driver did not have current transporation.
The operaiton did not have a current list of employee's posted.
The loose-fill under the wooden structure does not measure six inches.
About this center
Common questions
Does Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery’s hours?
6:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Tarrant County area, which includes Fort Worth, is $44.00 a day for toddlers, $42.60 a day for 3-year-olds and $40.40 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 10 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Jun 1, 2023: “Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #215 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Eugene Crosier Memorial Day Nursery last inspected?
Sep 29, 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 159853 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.