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Childcare center · Fort Worth, TX
Reading Friends
A licensed child care center in Fort Worth, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).
Program details
Program type: Licensed child care center
Address: 5228 PERSHING AVE, Fort Worth, TX 76107
County: Tarrant County
Phone: (817) 738-9430
Licensed to serve: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Licensed capacity: 100 children
State ID (HHSC operation number): 403144
Permit: Full Permit, issued July 14, 1991
On corrective action (HHSC): No
On adverse action (HHSC): No
Corrective action and adverse action are formal steps Texas HHSC can take on a permit. The official record explains any that apply.
View the official record on Texas HHSC's child care search (or search operation number 403144 on the search page).
Inspection history
From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026
- 3 inspections
- 1 assessment
- 4 citations from these visits (risk level: Medium High 2, Medium 1, Medium Low 1)
A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.
Below is every visit in the state's files from December 8, 2021 to April 22, 2026, newest first: 7 visits and 8 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.
April 22, 2026 · Inspection · 2 citations
746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 6, 2026 · Correction verified: May 11, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: May 6, 2026 · Correction verified: May 11, 2026 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One out of ten children's records did not have up to date immunizations to review at time of inspection.
May 6, 2025 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.605(15) - Required Admission Information-Child's allergies and Completed Food Allergy Plan
Risk level: Medium High · Corrected during the visit · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
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.
May 9, 2024 · Inspection · No citations
January 16, 2024 · Assessment · 1 citation
746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
Risk level: Medium Low · Correct-by date in the state file: January 17, 2024 · Correction verified: January 19, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
The operation failed to report the number of staff who left the program in 2023 by the required date of January 15, 2024.
September 7, 2023 · Inspection · No citations
November 1, 2022 · Inspection · 3 citations
746.3805(b)(3) - Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 11, 2022 · Correction verified: November 14, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One medication had expired.
746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 11, 2022 · Correction verified: November 14, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
Inspector's notes (as published)
One food allergy plan was not signed by the parent.
746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 11, 2022 · Correction verified: November 14, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
December 8, 2021 · Inspection · 1 citation
746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 10, 2022 · Correction verified: January 4, 2022 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes
The inspector's notes for this citation may name a person, so we don't show them here. They are in the official record.
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Sources
- HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data: program details.
- HHSC CCL Inspection Investigation Assessment Data: visit dates and types.
- HHSC CCL Non-Compliance Data: citations, risk levels, corrections and inspector's notes.
All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.