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Mama Rana's for Play and Learn

Arlington, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
30 deficiencies on the state’s summary
11 high or medium-high risk
July 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 5, 2021
Capacity
44 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1709050

Where

6851 Matlock Rd Ste 171
Arlington, TX 76002

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 3
  • Medium-high 8
  • Medium 17
  • Medium-low 2
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 30.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
June 1, 2026High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “The 2009 van that was purchased in 2022 was not equipped with a child safety alarm at the time of inspection.”
July 1, 2026
October 23, 2025High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was determined that operation was found non-compliant with this standard as a caregiver was seen yelling at children in care.”
October 28, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “1 caregiver's CPR First Aid training certificate was expired with an expiration date of 12/2024. Director was unable to locate her CPR/FIRST AID certificate.”
September 18, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(6)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 30 Annual Training
State’s note: “Director only has 10 of the 30 required training hours for training year 9/15/2023-9/15/2024.”
September 18, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “1 caregivers CPR training certificate showed that CPR was completed online. CCR does not accept CPR online certificates.”
September 18, 2025
August 28, 2025Medium High746.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
State’s note: “Caregiver hired in 2022 lacked 13.5 traninng hours for training year 11/16/2023-11/16/2024”
September 18, 2025
September 11, 2024Medium746.1311(c) - Director Annual Training -Required 1 hour in prevention, recognition and reporting of child maltreatment
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, Director lacked 1hour training in the following topic: prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment”
September 25, 2024
September 11, 2024Medium High746.1311(d) - Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
State’s note: “At the time of inspection,Director lacked 1 hour training in the following topic: Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; (2)Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and (3)Understanding early childhood brain development”
September 25, 2024
September 11, 2024Medium Low746.803(a) - Required Records Storage
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operation failed to maintain 3 months worth of playground maintenance checklist.”
October 11, 2024
September 11, 2024High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “A 4month old infant was asleep in a crib with rolled blankets used as props to keep the child on its side and covered with blankets with a bib around its neck. This was corrected at inspection by having the caregiver remove all items from from the crib including the bib.”
At the inspection
September 11, 2024Medium746.1311(e) - Director Annual Training - Additional required topics
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, Director lacked training in the following topics:(1) Emergency Preparedness (2)Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations; (3)Administering medication; (4)Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction; (5)Understanding building and physical premises safe…”
September 25, 2024
September 11, 2024Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, CPSC form has a completion date of 3/31/2022. This was corrected at inspection by updating the form.”
At the inspection
September 11, 2024Medium746.1309(a) - Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
State’s note: “Caregiver with a start date of 3/2022 has only 3.5 hours of training for training year 3/2023-3/2024, avaliabe for review at the time of inspection.”
October 11, 2024
October 24, 2023Medium High746.801(11) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level Care
State’s note: “The operations fire inspection was expired with an inspection date of 9/21/2021.”
November 15, 2023
October 24, 2023Medium746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “The operation did not have proof of 4 staff, including the director training certificates on file at the time of inspection. The director who is the driver did not have transportation training as well.”
November 8, 2023
November 21, 2022Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “According to drills logs kept by the operation, exit times for drills are not completed within 3 minutes.”
November 25, 2022
November 21, 2022Medium746.4003(b) - First Aid Kit - Supplies Not Expired
State’s note: “There were two expired topical medications in the first aid kit.”
At the inspection
November 21, 2022Medium746.4003(a) - First Aid Kit - Incomplete Kit
State’s note: “The first aid kit was missing guide to first aid.”
November 25, 2022
March 31, 2022Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “Three children's records lacked the required admission information. Two of the children's records were updated to include the admission information that was missing. One child's record still needs to be updated to include the required admission information.”
April 7, 2022
March 31, 2022Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “Two of the five children's records evaluated did not have an immunization record on file. Immunization record was provided for one of the two children. One child still needs a current immunization record on file.”
April 7, 2022
March 31, 2022Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Personnel files were missing information to include date of employment, proof of education, & verification the employee is free of active tuberculosis (TB test). Two of the caregivers are no longer working at the operation. One caregiver still needs proof of education on file.”
April 8, 2022
March 10, 2022Medium746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information
State’s note: “Three children's records lacked the required admission information.”
March 18, 2022
March 10, 2022Medium746.2205(a)(1) - Written Activity Plan - Group Name and Dates
State’s note: “The toddler classroom did not have an activity plan posted. The pre-k and school age classrooms did not have a current activity plan posted. The plans that were posted were from January and February.”
March 15, 2022
March 10, 2022Medium746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report
State’s note: “A copy of the most recent health inspection was not available for review at the time of the inspection.”
March 17, 2022
March 10, 2022Medium746.501(a)(18) - Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
State’s note: “The operational policies did not include information regarding Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity.”
March 17, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Mama Rana's for Play and Learn?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 2, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Mama Rana's for Play and Learn have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 30: 3 high-risk, 8 medium-high-risk, 17 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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