Little America Daycare
Little America Daycare is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 110 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2014. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 21 times and investigated 7 reports. Inspectors recorded 36 citations, 11 of them high-risk, most often for staff ratios (7 of 36). None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #198 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 9% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The amount of food ate by the child was not communicated with parents.
The operation did not have any written activity plans for licensing to review.
The Television in PreK 4 classroom was not secured or anchored to a wall.
Two of the infants feeding forms were not updated in the last 30 days.
The operational policies did not have a procedure for applying insect repellent or sunscreen.
The operation did not have the transportation drivers personnel file on record for licensing to review.
The caregivers were not sanitizing cups and bottles in between use. The cups and bottles are washed in the classroom but are not sanitized.
The operation did not have emergency medical transport nor treatment authorization form for one child being transported on the bus.
The safety straps on infant feeding table were not buckled while in use by children.
The caregivers did not wash the children's hands after changing their diaper. This occurred in multiple classrooms.
The annual training was not complete for the 3 of the 10 caregiver files reviewed.
The operational policies did not contain a safe sleep policy.
There is no list of children being transported on the vehicle used for transportation.
6 of the 10 children's records that were evaluated by licensing were not completed nor maintained.
The operations policies did not contain a promotion of or a time frame for indoor and outdoor physical activities.
1 of the 10 children's records reviewed did not have the medical emergency consent documented.
The bus used for transportation did not have a fire extinguisher.
The director did not have the required annual training hours for SIDS and shaken baby syndrome.
A caregiver did not have physical proximity to children while they were in the restroom, as a result it was an inappropriate interaction between children.
In a group of children the youngest child was 14 months old and the older child was 36 months, the children were 22 months apart.
It was observed the two toddler groups out of ratio. It was observed 13 children ages of 2 years old to 3 years old with one caregiver. It was observed 14 children ages of 14 months to 3 years old with one caregiver.
It was found the toddlers room to be over ratio when the operation adjusts ratios when combining children under 17 months old with children over 18 months old.
Infants were observed sitting on a swing for more than 15 minutes.
Shelves were observed empty during the inspection, toys and supplies were not available to the children. The toys and supplies were inside locked cabinets.
Caregivers unable to provide information of the children under their care. A caregiver was unable to tell names and age of the children. The infant teacher provide a number of children under her care, when counted again the caregiver it was an extra child in her room that put the caregiver out of ratio, Follow up 9/16/2022: Caregivers did not know the number of children and age of the children they were responsible.
Children were observed playing with balls while walking up and down the slides.
Caregivers did not have accessible, electronic or paper information about the children they were responsible.
Director did report and incident that involved a parent concern regarding mistreatment of a child. Follow Up 9/16/2022: Director understood the importance of reporting incident that placed a child at risk, however during the follow up inspection all deficiencies were not back in compliance.
Caregivers unable to provide information of the children under their care. A caregiver was unable to tell names and age of the children. The infant teacher provide a numer of children under her care, when counted again the caregiver it was an extra child in her room that put the caregiver out of ratio,
Children were observed out control, children were runnig aorund, not listening to the teacher in charge and caregiver was contantly raising her voice.
It was observed five infants under the age 14mo with one caregiver.
It was observed three bouncers in front of infant playpen while the infant was not asleep, the caregiver was not able to see the infant.
A child was not discipline according to the understanding level of the child, a child expressed that he was pulled by his clothes by a caregiver.
Director did report and incident that involved a parent concern regarding mistreatment of a child.
The operation failed to report an incident that involved concerns about a child mistreatment.
Director did not complete 30 hours of annual trainings.
About this center
Common questions
Does Little America Daycare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Little America Daycare’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 Little America Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Little America Daycare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little America Daycare 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 Little America Daycare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 11 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Apr 16, 2024: “Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Little America Daycare compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #198 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 9% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Little America Daycare last inspected?
Feb 24, 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 1531361 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.