Reading Friends
Reading Friends is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, TX, licensed for up to 100 children and serving toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1991. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 0 of them high-risk, most often for food & feeding (4 of 8). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #170 of 216 centers in Fort Worth and better than 23% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
One child with a diagnosed food allergy did not have a complete food allergy emergency plan available for review at time of inspection. Plan did not have a health care professional signature. Medication required for plan was expired.
One out of ten children's records did not have up to date immunizations to review at time of inspection.
One child with food allergy indicated on admission paperwork did not have a food allergy emergency plan signed by health care professional available for review at time of inspection. Corrected at inspection when parent submitted plan to operation.
The operation failed to report the number of staff who left the program in 2023 by the required date of January 15, 2024.
Five staff members did not have current annual training in SIDs, Shaken Baby and Brain Development.
One medication had expired.
One food allergy plan was not signed by the parent.
One child did not have a Food Allergy Plan on file.
About this center
Common questions
Does Reading Friends take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are Reading Friends’s hours?
9:05 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Thursday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Reading Friends accept child care subsidies?
Not according to its state licensing record. Ask the center directly, since participation can change.
Has Reading Friends had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 8 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Reading Friends compare with other daycares in Fort Worth?
It is tied for #170 of 216 centers in Fort Worth by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 23% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Reading Friends last inspected?
Apr 22, 2026. Inspectors cited at least one rule 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 403144 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.