By the Barnyard Gate
Licensed Center · Forney, Kaufman County, TX · Operation No. 867625
By the Barnyard Gate holds a Full Permit issued July 16, 2007. In the state's 60-month public window it has 23 inspections on record with 15 cited deficiencies. The records below are republished verbatim from the Texas HHSC database.
License details
License status
Full Permit
Issued
July 16, 2007
Operation type
Licensed Center
Total capacity
284 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Address
552 Fm 740, Forney, TX 75126-4790
The 60-month record
23
Inspections
0
Assessments
9
Self reports
15
Deficiencies
Deficiencies by the agency's own weight: High 7 · Medium High 7 · Medium 1 · Medium Low 0 · Low 0. These are the state's precomputed counts, republished as-is.
Inspection history
| Date | Activity | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 14, 2026 | Report | 0 |
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 8, 2026 | Report | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | 0 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Inspection | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Report | 2 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Report | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Report | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Report | 2 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | 0 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Report | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Report | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 9, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| May 6, 2022 | Report | 2 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Inspection | 0 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Report | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Inspection | 0 |
Deficiency records
May 8, 2026 Standard § 746.1203(4) - Provide care consistent with child's habits, interests, strengths, special needs, including any special supervision needs
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
A five year old child was left in the classroom for twenty minutes.
Corrected: May 11, 2026
February 13, 2026 Standard § 746.4953(5) - Safety Requirements of SCPE - Supervison
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation failed to have a caregiver on the second floor of the indoor playscape.
Corrected: February 27, 2026
February 12, 2026 Standard § 746.4953(5) - Safety Requirements of SCPE - Supervison
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
A caregiver was not assigned to supervise the second level of the indoor play area. A child received an injury which required medical attention.
Corrected: February 27, 2026
February 12, 2026 Standard § 746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The indoor playscape had two areas with torn materials. One was the flat woven straps and the other was a fabric structure that the children walk over.
Corrected: February 27, 2026
October 17, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended in the classroom.
Corrected: October 29, 2025
October 3, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended on the playground.
Corrected: October 13, 2025
September 29, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was evaluated as part of an investigation and was found deficient. A child was left unattended in the hallway.
Corrected: October 13, 2025
April 29, 2025 Standard § 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
High Verbatim from the agency record
A child was left unattended on the playground for approximately 8 minutes.
Corrected: June 6, 2025
September 11, 2024 Standard § 746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
High Verbatim from the agency record
A child was left unattended in the classroom for approximately 15 minutes.
Corrected: October 10, 2024
September 11, 2024 Standard § 746.2803(4)(D) - Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Medium Verbatim from the agency record
A child was left in time out for approximately 15 minutes.
Corrected: October 10, 2024
August 28, 2023 Standard § 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in part of a report an found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgment when they physically redirected a child, causing the child to receive an injury.
Corrected: September 19, 2023
November 28, 2022 Standard § 746.4103(b) - Policies for Release of Children - Record Identity of Person
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation did not record the identity of a person listed on the pick up list.
Corrected: December 14, 2022
May 6, 2022 Standard § 746.2419(1) - Requirements for Feeding Infants-Hold through 6-months
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found deficient. Caregivers routinely allowed infants younger than six months to hold their own bottle while in a bouncer seat.
Corrected: June 3, 2022
May 6, 2022 Standard § 746.2805(6) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
High Verbatim from the agency record
This standard was reviewed in part of a report and found to be deficient. A caregiver yelled at children in care in the classroom.
Corrected: June 3, 2022
January 7, 2022 Standard § 746.305(a)(4) - Report Outbreak of Communicable Illness
Medium High Verbatim from the agency record
The operation has had a total of 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases that were not reported to Child Care Licensing and the local health authority.
Corrected: January 26, 2022
About these records
These records come from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission database and cover the state's 60-month public window. Records synced from the agency on August 29, 2026. They reflect the agency's database as of that date; recent inspections may not appear yet, so verify current status with the agency or on the official record ↗. Facility operators can request a review through our corrections process.
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