Gails Lovable Kids

836 COPPIN DR, Fort Worth, TX 76120 · Tarrant County

2cited violations

2serious

26inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Joyce Smith
Phone: (817) 726-6652
Regulated since: Oct 21, 2022
HHSC IDs: Operation 1402412 · number 1739631
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2023	2	2	Supervision & ratios (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 13, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Mar 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 6, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 29, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During the course of the investigation, it was found that caregiver's inappropriately discipline children at the operation by making them "fly". Flying is when a child has to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child?s age.
  
  HHSC 747.2705(10) — Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-10-23. Correction verified 2023-11-06.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 29, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  During the course of the investigation, it was found that caregiver's inappropriately discipline children at the operation by making them "fly". Flying is when a child has to remain silent or inactive for inappropriately long periods of time for the child?s age.
  
  HHSC 747.2705(10) — Prohibited Punishments - Using Inappropriate Long Period of Silence or Inactivity Including Requiring Child to Remain in a Restrictive Device
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-10-23. Correction verified 2023-11-06.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 17, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Apr 17, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jul 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 11, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jun 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 14, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 13, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here

Get the full file

HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

Email the request Printable letter (fax or mail)

Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

Show the letter text

Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Gails Lovable Kids, 836 COPPIN DR, Fort Worth, TX 76120-2335 (operation ID 1402412, operation number 1739631), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.