A north Fort Worth daycare center lost track of a 2-year-old girl who wandered off the property, crossed a parking lot and alleyway, and ended up walking down a grassy incline into a multilane road, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents. Two men driving by on the morning of August 28, 2025, spotted the toddler alone in the roadway and pulled over to carry her to safety before anyone at the facility realized she was missing.
The lawsuit, filed by Felisha and Travae Jones against BeYOUtiful Beginnings LLC, describes a chaotic scene on Parkwood Hill Boulevard, where the posted speed limit is 35 mph. According to the complaint as described in a release distributed via PR Newswire, the two men spotted the child wandering in the multilane roadway at approximately 10:50 a.m. Both pulled over and carried the toddler to safety, the release states.
One of the men stayed with the toddler and called the Fort Worth Police Department, while the other went searching among nearby businesses to figure out where she belonged, per the same account. The complaint alleges the toddler showed signs of heat exhaustion on a day that was nearly 100 degrees, underscoring how long she may have been outside and unsupervised before she was found.
Parents Say Staff Never Noticed She Was Gone
Felisha and Travae Jones allege that BeYOUtiful Beginnings staff did not realize their daughter had left the center at all. The complaint alleges that no employee was outside searching for the toddler when one of the men arrived at the daycare looking for answers.
Per the complaint, police determined that no one at the daycare knew the child was missing, how she had gotten out, or how long she had been gone. The suit further alleges that basic safety checks — including headcounts and name-to-face checks — were not completed that day.
The complaint also alleges that the caregiver responsible for the toddler's class told police she felt overwhelmed after a second teacher left her alone outside with the group. According to the release, the daycare used a transition procedure involving a rope fitted with Velcro straps meant to tether children together, but the complaint alleges the daycare already knew children often unlatched themselves from the strap — and that a caregiver demonstrated to police just how easily a toddler could detach from it.
Citations Alleged After Agency Investigation
The complaint states that an investigation into the incident resulted in multiple citations against BeYOUtiful Beginnings for violations of five childcare safety laws.
Russell Button, described in the release as a Texas daycare injury lawyer representing the Jones family, said the daycare lost the girl long enough for her to reach traffic while nobody inside the facility knew she was missing. “BeYOUtiful Beginnings failed this family,” Button said, according to the release.
Felisha Jones said she trusted the daycare with her 2-year-old daughter and believed the center put the child's life at risk. “I could have lost my child forever,” Jones said, per the release.
Case Now Pending in Tarrant County
The lawsuit — styled Felisha Jones and Travae Jones, individually and as parents and next friends of F.J., a minor child, v. BeYOUtiful Beginnings LLC — is pending in the 342nd District Court in Tarrant County under Cause No. 342-385541-26. The filing does not appear to have been independently reviewed against court records as part of this report.
Texas law, under Human Resources Code Chapter 42, defines a child-care facility as one licensed, certified, or registered by the state to provide care or supervision for an unrelated child for all or part of a 24-hour day, regardless of whether it operates for profit, according to the Texas Legislature. That framework underpins the safety-check and supervision standards the Jones family's complaint alleges were not followed.
