Licensed child care center · public record
Martha's Playschool
Harlingen, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
9 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
6 high or medium-high risk
May 14, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 31, 2019
- Capacity
- 47 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
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1675754
Where
5300 S Expressway 83
Harlingen, TX 78552
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | High | 746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended State’s note: “As per information gathered during the DFPS investigation, a 5-year-old child was left unattended for a period of 5-10 minutes in a transportation vehicle” |
| April 2, 2025 | High | 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited State’s note: “As per information gathered during DFPS investigation, neglectful supervision was found reason to believe.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children State’s note: “Observed a group of 5 infants ages 6 months to 17 months. Specified age group is 0 to 11 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium High | 746.4905 - Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing State’s note: “Observed two play structures each with a slide in the outdoor play area without surfacing material.” |
| November 26, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “Facility does not have a current fire inspection.” |
| November 26, 2024 | Medium | 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification State’s note: “Facility does not have a current annual certification regarding unsafe children's products.” |
| December 30, 2022 | Medium | 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two State’s note: “Observed two children under 24 months watching screen time.” |
| December 29, 2022 | High | 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children State’s note: “Based on information gathered, a caregiver failed to properly supervise a child who ate several pea gravels while in care.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- May 14, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 12, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 11, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 3, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- July 1, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- June 2, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 28, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 15, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 14, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- April 2, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- December 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 26, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- December 21, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 11, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Martha's Playschool?
Texas HHSC's file lists 9 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on May 14, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Martha's Playschool have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 4 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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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