Play Palace
Inspection history
Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationRecords held from Sep 1, 2021 onward. Earlier visits may exist in the agency’s own files.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| May 15, 2026 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 11 | Agency record |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Assessment | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 3 | Agency record |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 5 | Agency record |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 2 | Agency record |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Report | Deficiencies cited | 1 | Agency record |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Assessment | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Report | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | No deficiencies cited | 0 | Agency record |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 6 | Agency record |
| Sep 22, 2021 no longer in the state’s current file | Inspection | Deficiencies cited | 7 | Agency record |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“There was not an infant safe sleep policy in the operational policies.”
“There was a mop bucket in the infant room. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver in charge removed the mop bucket from the classroom.”
“The fire extinguisher on the van was last serviced in 2022.”
“There was not a suspension and explusion policy in the operational policies.”
“Two out of six children's files evaluated had parents listed as emergency contacts.”
“The fire inspection on file is expired.”
“Staff was seen on video using their feet to redirect children.”
“The operation did not report the number of employees who left during 2025.”
“There were no activity plans posted or in the classrooms.”
“Six of six employee files were missing the annual trainings.”
“Two out of six children were missing consent for transportation.”
“Five out of six employees had CPR cards that were expired. One employee also did not have CPR card on file.”
“Two out of six children's files had parents listed as emergency contacts.”
“The children in three of four classrooms were eating snacks on the bare table. This was corrected at inspection when caregivers put napkins on the table.”
“Three out of six children's files were missing the date of admission.”
“Two out of six children's files were missing the consent for field trips.”
“There were no playground maintenance checklists made available.”
“The sanitation record on file was expired.”
“There was a broom and a can of OFF bug spray found on the playground.”
“During the walkthrough of the playground. I observed broken, shear, and sharp points exposed on the playground fence.”
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
“4 out of 6 staff members did not have current CPR Training.”
“The three year old classroom had 19 children to one caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.”
“The gas inspection was last conducted October 1, 2021, and has been expired for 6 months.”
“A trash can was full of food wrappers, food containers and was accessible to the children in the Prek-4 classroom. There were two bottles of cleaning wipes accessible to children in the Prek-4 class near the entrance to the bathrooms. A trash can in the hallway by the bathrooms had dirty wipes and plastic gloves from changing diapers accessible to children.”
“PreK-4 caregiver did not know how many children there were. Caregiver stated there were 20 children, but there were 19 three-year-olds.”
“A bottle of medication was sitting on a counter approximately 4 feet tall, in the PreK-3 classroom. Children were in the PreK-3 classroom at that time.”
“The television was on at the inspector's arrival. It remained on when a 15 month old arrived and was sat on a highchair for breakfast. The television was turned off when the inspector spke to the caregivers.”
“There were 14 children in care between 4 months -11 years in care. A caregiver stepped out of the operation to the parking lot when the inspector arrived. The other caregiver was at the operation's front door. There were 2 infants in care age 4 and 15 months old. The cook was in the kitchen.”
“The television was on at the inspector's arrival and remained on for another 45 minutes. One infant was in the stroller, and another infant was sitting on a highchair facing the television.”
“Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered, there is sufficient evidence to determine deficiencies related crib placement. The cribs were close enough to where an infant when awake may reach into another crib or in close proximity when sleeping.”
“Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available for review upon request.”
“The operational policies did not contain the following information: Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan) ; your policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play ; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor ; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation ; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place ; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities ; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. [”
“A television was placed on a book shelf and was not mounted or anchored and could tip over and injure a child.”
“Loos fill material was installed over concrete in the outdoor play area.”
“The Operational Policies did not contain a Safe Sleep Policy for Infants under 12 months.”
“5 infants were observed with one caregiver in the infant room. The specified age group at the time was 0-11 months and the child to caregiver ratio should've been two caregivers to 5 infants. Note: Discussed importance of following the procedure of calling another caregiver in for help when caregivers need to leave the room to ensure ratio is maintained at all times.”
“Multiple children being transported did not have emergency medical authorization in the vehicle. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the emergency medical authorization was added to the vehicle.”
“The first aid kit in one transportation vehicle was missing gloves, tape, and gauze. The first aid kit in the other transportation vehicle was missing a thermometer. The first aid kit in the operation was missing cotton, thermometer, and scissors. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the items were added to the first aid kits.”
“One transportation vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher in the vehicle. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when a fire extinguisher was added to the vehicle.”
“One classroom did not have sufficient lighting during naptime. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when additional lighting was added to the classroom.”
“The operation has not had a gas leak inspection since 3/13/2019.”
“One classroom did not have an evacuation and relocation diagram posted. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the evacuation and relocation diagram was posted.”
“Two children's medications were not properly labeled with the children's first and last name. Note- This was corrected during the inspection when the medications were properly labeled.”