First Umc Early Childhood Academy

1245 BEDFORD RD, Bedford, TX 76021 · Tarrant County

4cited violations

0serious

10inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 64
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Sarah Harris
Phone: (817) 283-5780
Regulated since: Apr 20, 2011
HHSC IDs: Operation 723408 · number 1196466
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Main categories
2026	1	Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	1	Supervision & ratios (1)
2024	1	Supervision & ratios (1)
2021	1	Supervision & ratios (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 28, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Operation did not have a current fire inspection at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-09-11. Correction verified 2026-09-08.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Operation did not have a current fire inspection on file at the time of the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-08-21. Correction verified 2025-08-14.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 10, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 17, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Operation failed to report employees who left in 2023 in a timely manner.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2024-01-19. Correction verified 2024-01-17.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 16, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 8, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 5, 2023 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 16, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 25, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 10, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a current Health inspection on file at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3401(a) — Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2021-12-24. Correction verified 2021-12-14.
HHSC inspection history

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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.

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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

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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 First UMC Early Childhood Academy, 1245 BEDFORD RD, Bedford, TX 76021-6601 (operation ID 723408, operation number 1196466), 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.