# Tarrant County Kids at Ellis

Tarrant County Kids at Ellis is a licensed before/after school program (school-age program) in Arlington, TX serving ages Pre-Kindergarten, School, with 50 licensed seats. It is regulated by TX HHSC.

## Key facts
- Status: Full Permit · Operating
- Address: 2601 Shadow Ridge Dr, Arlington, TX 76006

- Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Capacity: 50
- License/permit: 1797251
- Operator: not published
- Phone: (817) 253-4573
- Website: tckids.org
- Hours: 03:15 PM-06:00 PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)
- Accepts child care subsidies: yes
- Official regulator profile: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/OperationDetails?operationId=1478747

## Inspection record
3 findings across 12 Texas HHSC inspections (2024-05-23 to 2026-10-27); 2 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2026-07-03 — Supervision & ratios, High risk, Correction verified 2026-07-21: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity: There was not adequate supervision in the classroom when the caregiver did not see two children behaving inappropriately in the classroom. (§744.1205(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-744-1205-a-4))
- 2024-08-23 — Supervision & ratios, Medium risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Care Requirements 5 or More Hours - No Long Waiting Periods: Children were not kept engaged in activities for over 30 minutes while the caregiver was not present at the operation. (§744.2002(9); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-744-2002-9))
- 2024-08-23 — Supervision & ratios, Medium-high risk, Correction verified 2024-09-04: Director Responsibilities - Employees Supervised: The program director did not ensure supplies were present at the operation as needed. The site director left the operation without ensuring a caregiver was present to supervise the children. (§744.1005(a)(4); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/tx-tac-744-1005-a-4))

## Sources
- tx_hhsc_operations record 1478747 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json?operation_id=1478747
- tx_twc_subsidy_providers record 1797251 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://data.texas.gov/resource/wmur-pmzc.json?state_id=1797251

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