No infractions recorded at this inspection.
Licensed Center · Texas
Noah's Ark Daycare
913 Se Front St, New Boston
Last inspected Jul 2, 2026 · Map
About this program
- Licensed capacity
- 84
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Programs
- School Age Care,Before School Care,Meals Provided ,After School Care,Snacks Provided
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- License type
- Full Permit
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2017
- Phone
- 9036284169
No adverse action, corrective action or permit conditions on record.
State compliance summary
How many deficiencies Texas has recorded for this program, by risk level. This is not a quality rating: it describes compliance with the state’s minimum licensing standards.
Inspection history
- Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
Inspector's note: One of three staff hired after September 2023 was lacking their pre-employement affidavit. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2026-02-11. - Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
Inspector's note: One of eight children's immunizations records were not up to date. A list was left of child and missing immunizations. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-03-04. - Non-critical Children's Records Maintained
Inspector's note: Five of eight children's records were lacking complete address for emergency contact, emergency authorization or health statements for children enrolled over a 12 months. A list was left with director with child's name and missing information. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-02-18. - Non-critical Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
Inspector's note: One of three staff was lacking documentation of their 24 annual hours of training. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-03-04.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. Per review of video footage, a child was left in a classroom unsupervised for 4.5 minutes. Further review of a video segment showed two additional instances where children were left unsupervised for over one minute. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-22. - Critical Children Handwashing Before Eating
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. Per review of video footage, children did not wash their hands before eating snack. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-12-22. - Non-critical Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was observed on video footage that a child is in time out for 25.5 minutes. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-22. - Critical No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. It was determined that an infant was swaddled while in care. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-22. - Non-critical Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. One child's infant feeding instruction form has not been reviewed or update by a parent or health care professional in the past 30 days. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-05.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Toys and Equipment to be Sanitized Set Aside
Inspector's note: This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. During interviews conducted it was discovered that staff were not sanitizing the thermometers between the use of each children, but was cleaning by wiping on their clothing. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-02-23.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Non-critical Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Inspector's note: One of eight staff files reviewed as part of the inspection was lacking 22 of their 24 required annual training hours. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-07-14. - Non-critical Documentation of Drills
Inspector's note: During inspection it was observed that the operation had not conducted a fire drill since March 13, 2023. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-06-15. - Non-critical Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates
Inspector's note: It was observed that activity plans posted were not current or not posted in the classrooms. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-06-19. - Critical Smoke Detectors Testing
Inspector's note: It was observed that the operation had not tested their smoke detectors since March 13, 2023. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-06-15. - Critical Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
Inspector's note: It was observed during the inspection the operation had not inspected their fire extinguisher since March 13, 2023. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-06-15. - Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
Inspector's note: During a review of immunization records it was observed that three of eight records were lacking current immunizations or lacking a copy of immunization records. A list of children was left with director of missing immunization records. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-07-14. - Non-critical Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
Inspector's note: A review of director annual training hours was lacking training in their required additional hours. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-07-14.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
No infractions recorded at this inspection.
- Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Inspector's note: This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that a child was left in a classroom for approximately 30 minutes unsupervised and another child had wandered out of an open door into the hallway unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-04-21. - Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
Inspector's note: This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that children are being spanked and one child's hair was pulled by a staff person. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-04-21. - Critical No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
Inspector's note: This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. During interviews it was determined that staff are vaping on premises and in the center. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-04-21. - Critical Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Inspector's note: This standard was investigated as part of an investigation and found to be in non-compliance. Through interviews it was determined that an infant was being cared for in a classroom at times with child more than 18 months old in age difference. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-04-21.
Records come from Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation. They describe conditions on the inspection date and may not reflect current conditions.