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Play Academy Arlington LLC

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

18 state inspections, last 2 years
42 deficiencies on the state’s summary
24 high or medium-high risk
October 26, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued March 11, 2026
Capacity
168 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12:00 AM-11:59 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1810314

Where

1901 E Abram St
Arlington, TX 76010

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 8
  • Medium-high 16
  • Medium 18
  • Medium-low 0
  • 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 42.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
August 7, 2026Medium High746.1605(1) - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, the operation grouped a 1 year old child with the oldest child being 6 and total kids being 14. This was corrected at inspection after children were picked up.”
At the inspection
August 7, 2026Medium High746.1203(3)(C) - Janitorial duties
State’s note: “Upon arrival caregivers were sweeping and moppin in 2 classrooms with children present. This was corrected at inspection by having them stop.”
At the inspection
August 7, 2026Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, a 1 year old was engagad in screen time. This was corrected at inspection once the child was picked up from care.”
At the inspection
May 18, 2026Medium High746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
State’s note: “18-23 month classroom were observed eating gold fish on the table surface. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
May 18, 2026Medium746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification
State’s note: “CPSC form was not updated annually with a date of 2/5/2025. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
May 18, 2026Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “At the time of inspection the infant room was out of ratio with 5 to 1 caregiver, and the 2's room was out of ratio with 13 to 1. This was corrected at inspection by transitioning children.”
At the inspection
March 24, 2026High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “At the time of inspection, 2's caregiver did not have an active background check and had direct access to the children. The caregiver left the operation. This was corrected at inspection.”
At the inspection
March 20, 2026High746.2805(8) - Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out
State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during the investigation, it was found that the caregivers utilized the highchair not only for feeding purposes, but also as a method to manage the child's behavior.”
March 27, 2026
March 3, 2026Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “During the monitoring inspection, the fire inspection expired on 12/3/2024.”
March 13, 2026
February 25, 2026Medium746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the television was on in the classroom. There were four children present, and two of the children were 9 months and 10 months old. The two other children were 2 years old. The caregiver turned the television off upon request from the inspector.”
February 25, 2026
November 13, 2025High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “During the follow up visit, there were two caregivers with pending background checks. The caregivers were not able to leave the operation due to being out of ratio. The caregivers were located in the infant and toddler classroom.”
November 14, 2025
November 7, 2025Medium746.2207(c)(2) - Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
State’s note: “During the initial visit, the infant classroom had one infant, age 20 mos., watching screen time on an iPad in the classroom. The caregiver removed the device upon request from the inspector.”
November 7, 2025
August 12, 2025Medium746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, there was one infant who did not have an up-to-date feeding form available for review. The last form completed was in June.”
August 15, 2025
August 12, 2025Medium High746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the CPR was completed online.”
August 26, 2025
August 12, 2025Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “During the follow-up visit, there were two children without up-to-date shot records.”
August 22, 2025
July 1, 2025Medium746.2409(a)(10) - Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
State’s note: “During the visit, the infant classroom had three cribs not labeled with the infants's names. On one crib, the infant's name on the outside was incorrect.”
July 3, 2025
July 1, 2025Medium High746.1315(b) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
State’s note: “During the visit, two caregivers did not have CPR/first aid certificates. One caregiver certificate for CPR/first aid has expired. The second caregiver did not have the CPR/first aid certificate available for review.”
July 31, 2025
June 30, 2025Medium746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
State’s note: “This standard was evaluated with regard to an investigation and a violation was found. The operation did not provide the feedings to a young child at the schedule time request in between feedings from the written feeding form signed by the parent.”
July 14, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium746.2507(7) - Activities for Toddlers - Provide Social and Emotional Development
State’s note: “During the monitor visit, the toddler classroom has shelves but limited toys. The classroom does not have toys available for social-emotional, fine motor, or art activities or manipulatives, and the bookshelf is turned toward the wall.”
June 27, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium746.5205(4) - Documentation of Drills
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation was not able to provide any documentation for fire, lockdown, or sheltering drills.”
June 27, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, there was an infant in the high chair that the caregiver was feeding. The safety straps were not on the infant in the highchair. Upon request, the caregiver added the straps to the infants.”
June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025High746.3407(12) - Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation had four cleaning supply bottles that were not labeled in the pre-K classroom, infant classroom, and toddler classroom.”
June 23, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the grass is overgrown on the playground, and weeds are growing inside of the playground structure under the tire mulch.”
June 27, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium High746.5537(a)(3) - Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the operation was not able to provide any documentation for carbon monoxide detection.”
June 27, 2025
June 20, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “During the monitoring visit, the infant classroom had six children in the classroom with one caregiver. The specific age is 10 months.”
June 23, 2025

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Play Academy Arlington LLC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 18 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 26, 2026. 15 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Play Academy Arlington LLC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 42: 8 high-risk, 16 medium-high-risk, 18 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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