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Children's Lighthouse at Heritage

4851 Shiver Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76244
licensed capacity
291
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$199
year first permitted
2016

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About Children's Lighthouse at Heritage

Children's Lighthouse at Heritage is a licensed child care center in Fort Worth, Texas. The state has permitted it since February 25, 2016, for up to 291 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care, before-school care, infant care and preschool.

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation made 30 visits in the last 3 years and cited 14 rules across 11 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsBefore- and after-schoolCameras for parentsSecure entryOpens before 7 AM

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license. Ages it lists: 6 weeks to 12 years old
Ask when you call: rates, current openings, staff-to-child ratio and teacher qualifications.
Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Licensed capacity
291 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Thursday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:30 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed
From the state licenseHours it lists: “6:30AM to 6:30PM”

Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: 6 weeks to 12 years old
ProgramsAfter-school care, before-school care, infant care, preschool and toddler care
SafetySecure Keypad Entry, Cameras / live video for parents, Outdoor playground
Parent updatesParent app (Procare)
Licensed capacity291 childrenFrom the state license
A daycare without an item may still offer it; ask.

Cost

Tuition and costs

Children's Lighthouse at Heritage has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Tarrant County has a median price of $199 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Tarrant County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$199
Home daycare$177

Toddler

Center$185
Home daycare$168

Preschool

Center$180
Home daycare$166

School age

Center$169
Home daycare$157

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Children's Lighthouse at Heritage

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Full Permit
Capacity
291 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Permit issued
2016
License number
#1582418
See the state's record

Summary

30 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 25, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 12 of 30 visits · 14 rules in all · 14 corrected

  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Supervision and ratios 3
  • Discipline and child guidance 2
  • Background checks 2
  • Safety and hazards 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Transportation 1
  • Other rules 1

For comparison: 78% of Texas daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 3.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

The state lists conditions on this permit.

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See all 38 visits
  1. Sep 25, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Sep 3, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Aug 25, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  4. Aug 14, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Aug 10, 2026Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidanceHigh risk

      746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver grabbed a child by the back of the shirt and pulled them back.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 25, 2026

    • Records and paperworkHigh risk

      746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation concerns that a caregiver grabbed a child's arm.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 25, 2026

  6. Aug 10, 2026Visit2 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidanceHigh risk

      746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver grabbed a child by the back of the shirt and pulled them back.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 25, 2026

    • Records and paperworkHigh risk

      746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report to Child Care Regulation concerns that a caregiver grabbed a child's arm.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 25, 2026

  7. Jul 23, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratiosMedium risk

      746.1615 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing

      “At 7:23 am, during the walk-through of the operation, I observed 23 children in Room 5. There are 4 children who are 2 years old. The teacher confirmed the children's ages. The operation corrected this deficiency after I question the opening mix group ratio.”

      Corrected during the visit

  8. Jul 13, 2026Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Other rulesMedium High risk

      746.521(11) - Parent right to be free from retaliatory action

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the parent filed a report with Child Care Regulation.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 10, 2026

    • Records and paperworkMedium risk

      746.521(2) - Parent right to file a complaint

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found noncompliant with the Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation disenrolled the family because the family filed a complaint.”

      The state verified the correction on Sep 10, 2026

  9. Jul 8, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazardsMedium High risk

      746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

      “During the walkthrough, I observed that Room 7 children's bathroom (children aged from 2 to 4 years old) has cleaning supplies (Swiffer mop with cleaning solution) attached) in the children's bathroom.”

      Corrected during the visit

  10. Jun 26, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Background checksHigh risk

      745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

      “A caregiver with provisional eligibility was observed to be caring for a group a children with no other qualified caregiver in the room with them. This was corrected during the inspection.”

      Corrected during the visit

Show 28 earlier visits
  1. May 27, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. May 13, 2026Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Records and paperworkHigh risk

      746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. The operation did not report a situation that may have placed a child at risk when they did not notify Child Care Regulation that concerns were expressed about a staff member hitting a child on their hand.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 26, 2026

    • Background checksHigh risk

      745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions

      “Based on the investigation findings, this standard was reviewed and found to be in non-compliance with The Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. A caregiver who is provisionally eligible with conditions did not follow one of the listed conditions when they were left alone in charge of the care of a group of children.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 26, 2026

  3. Apr 27, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Apr 23, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Apr 22, 2026Visit1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratiosHigh risk

      746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity

      “A caregiver failed to provide supervision, resulting in the child being in the bathroom for over an hour.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 2, 2026

  6. Apr 14, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Mar 9, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Mar 5, 2026Visit1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratiosHigh risk

      746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity

      “A caregiver was observed to leave a class of children unsupervised for approximately 3-5 minutes.”

      The state verified the correction on Apr 14, 2026

  9. Oct 16, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illnessMedium risk

      746.3809 - Medication No Longer Used

      “During the monitoring visit, the operation had three medications that were expired for children enrolled in the operation.”

      The state verified the correction on Oct 22, 2025

  10. Oct 11, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  11. Aug 28, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  12. Aug 25, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  13. Dec 31, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • TransportationHigh risk

      746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit

      “All vans were missing complete first aid kits. This was corrected when the director added missing items to make each kit complete.”

      Corrected during the visit

  14. Sep 23, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  15. Sep 19, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  16. Aug 16, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  17. Jul 31, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  18. Jul 26, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Discipline and child guidanceHigh risk

      746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

      “The caregiver did not exercise good judgment to assist the child off of the cots.”

      The state verified the correction on Aug 16, 2024

  19. Jun 17, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  20. Feb 13, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  21. Apr 11, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Records and paperworkMedium risk

      746.901(2) - Required Personnel Records- Meets Requirements

      “One of the staff files was missing proof of education.”

      The state verified the correction on Apr 14, 2023

    • Records and paperworkMedium risk

      746.901(8) - Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification

      “One of the staff files was missing a photo ID.”

      The state verified the correction on Apr 14, 2023

    • Records and paperworkHigh risk

      746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

      “Three of the children's files that were reviewed did not have the emergency treatment completed and signed.”

      The state verified the correction on Apr 11, 2023

  22. Jun 28, 2022InspectionNo rules cited
  23. Jun 1, 2022Visit2 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidanceHigh risk

      746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

      “A caregiver did not demonstrate competency when she ignored a food allergy notification that is posted in the room. She was aware that the child is only supposed to eat food brought from home. She was seen on video giving the child a cookie that was bought by the facility. As a result the child had an allergic reaction and was taken to urgent care. There were two other incidents where the allergy notification was ignored. The same child was given a snack food that contained milk. The sibling, also allergic to milk was given a product containing milk. These actions also resulted in an allergic reaction.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 28, 2022

    • Health, medication and illnessMedium High risk

      746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child

      “There were at least three incidents where a child was served food he was allergic to. The first incident a child was given a snack that had an allergy warning because it was made with milk. The second incident occurred when the same child was given a cookie that contained milk and eggs. The child is allergic to both ingredients. Another child was given a muffin made from milk. The child is allergic to milk.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 28, 2022

  24. Jun 1, 2022Inspection2 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidanceHigh risk

      746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control

      “A caregiver did not demonstrate competency when she ignored a food allergy notification that is posted in the room. She was aware that the child is only supposed to eat food brought from home. She was seen on video giving the child a cookie that was bought by the facility. As a result the child had an allergic reaction and was taken to urgent care. There were two other incidents where the allergy notification was ignored. The same child was given a snack food that contained milk. The sibling, also allergic to milk was given a product containing milk. These actions also resulted in an allergic reaction.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 28, 2022

    • Health, medication and illnessMedium High risk

      746.3301(i) - Nutrition and Food Service - Must not serve identified foods to allergic child

      “There were at least three incidents where a child was served food he was allergic to. The first incident a child was given a snack that had an allergy warning because it was made with milk. The second incident occurred when the same child was given a cookie that contained milk and eggs. The child is allergic to both ingredients. Another child was given a muffin made from milk. The child is allergic to milk.”

      The state verified the correction on Jun 28, 2022

  25. Apr 27, 2022InspectionNo rules cited
  26. Apr 25, 2022VisitNo rules cited
  27. Nov 23, 2021VisitNo rules cited
  28. Sep 29, 2021Visit1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illnessMedium High risk

      746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness

      “The facility failed to report a positve case of COVID at the facility.”

      Corrected during the visit

Copied from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation on October 1, 2026; the state's records start around Sep 2021. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Children's Lighthouse at Heritage

Is Children's Lighthouse at Heritage licensed?

Yes. Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation lists it as licensed and operating, with a permit issued February 25, 2016.

When was Children's Lighthouse at Heritage last inspected?

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation lists the most recent visit on September 25, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 30 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Children's Lighthouse at Heritage had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 14 rules across 12 of 30 visits in the last 3 years; 14 show a correction in the state record. For comparison: 78% of Texas daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 3. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Children's Lighthouse at Heritage care for?

291, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage accept child care subsidies?

The state record does not list it as accepting subsidies. Ask the provider directly.

What are Children's Lighthouse at Heritage's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Children's Lighthouse at Heritage cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (817) 741-7444 to ask.

What is Children's Lighthouse at Heritage's phone number?

(817) 741-7444.

Where is Children's Lighthouse at Heritage?

4851 Shiver Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76244. The nearest other daycare we list is BGCGTC-Lone Star, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).