Description: THE SANDBOX CHILD CARE is a Child Care Center in FORT SMITH AR, with a maximum capacity of 91 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Infant/Toddler; Preschool. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: Level 2 Better Beginnings;Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Visit/Complaint Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | Facility Visit | - - No Violations Cited |
| 2025-12-15 | Facility Visit | 100.110.1.b - The following persons shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a nationwide criminal record check, to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which shall include a fingerprint check: (The individual is responsible for the cost of a nationwide check. Each request must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Arkansas State Police.) Fingerprints submitted will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. Individuals with results showing a prohibited offense shall be advised to contact the Licensing Unit for procedures to obtain the results and for procedures to update or make corrections to the record of their individual history.Direct care staff or staff with routine contact with children Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter |
| 2025-12-15 | Facility Visit | 100.110.2.b - Arkansas State Police Criminal Background Check The following persons shall be required to have their background reviewed through a fingerprint criminal records check (which includes the Arkansas Sexual Offender Registry) conducted by the Arkansas State Police. A prospective staff member may not begin work until the Arkansas State Police criminal record check result has been returned as satisfactory. Following receipt of the satisfactory result, this individual must be supervised at all times, pending completion of all of the required background check components, by a staff member who has successfully completed all required background checks. A National Sexual Offender Registry check will also be conducted on prospective employees. Prospective employees who have not lived in the State of Arkansas during the preceding five (5) years will be subject to current federal guidelines regarding conducting a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check in any states where they resided during the past five (5) years.Staff and applicants for employment in a child care facility Prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter |
| 2023-09-07 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-07-07 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2023-06-27 | Facility Visit | Infants and toddlers shall not be mixed with preschool children, except as listed in the following requirement. |
| 2023-06-14 | Facility Visit | Fire and tornado drills shall be practiced as follows:Monthly; |
| 2023-03-23 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2022-12-06 | Facility Visit | No Violations Cited |
| 2022-11-28 | Facility Visit | Infants (children twelve (12) months of age and below) shall be placed flat on their backs to sleep, in accordance with American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, to lessen the risk of suffocation and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (If a child rolls over on his or her own, the facility is not required to reposition the child.) If there is a medical reason a child cannot sleep on his or her back, then a signed statement from the child’s physician must be in the file stating the reason, the sleep position indicated, and the time frame this is required. |
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The staff and programs here are amazing. They are all very nurturing, involved, and respectful. Very family oriented and protective of your babies. I love them.
I'm concerned about finding so many incident reports but what made me look for reviews is that my child cries every time I drop him off, even when we get to the building, when they take him to the classroom he bawls and pushes himself away wanting to come back to me. I'm a little concerned he may not be treated the way he should be, his last daycare he loved and usually was just shy.