Licensed child care center · public record
Play Palace
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
7 state inspections, last 2 years
38 deficiencies on the state’s summary
26 high or medium-high risk
September 22, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued November 13, 2002
- Capacity
- 78 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:30 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
- 817622
Where
4814 1/2 Anderson Rd
Houston, TX 77053
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. Showing the newest 25 of 38.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.501(a)(8) - Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion State’s note: “There was not a suspension and explusion policy in the operational policies.” |
| September 22, 2026 | High | 746.3701(9) - Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “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.” |
| September 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5307(b) - Fire Extinguishers Serviced State’s note: “The fire extinguisher on the van was last serviced in 2022.” |
| September 22, 2026 | High | 746.501(a)(9) - Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger State’s note: “There was not an infant safe sleep policy in the operational policies.” |
| September 22, 2026 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Two out of six children's files evaluated had parents listed as emergency contacts.” |
| May 28, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The fire inspection on file is expired.” |
| May 15, 2026 | Medium | 746.307(c) - Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries |
| May 15, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “Staff was seen on video using their feet to redirect children.” |
| January 20, 2026 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation did not report the number of employees who left during 2025.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.605(3) - Required Admission Information - Date of Admission State’s note: “Three out of six children's files were missing the date of admission.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection State’s note: “The sanitation record on file was expired.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.605(6) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact State’s note: “Two out of six children's files had parents listed as emergency contacts.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.3317(6) - Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders State’s note: “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.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.2203(a) - Written Activity Plans State’s note: “There were no activity plans posted or in the classrooms.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “Five out of six employees had CPR cards that were expired. One employee also did not have CPR card on file.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.605(9) - Required Admission Information - Field Trip Permission State’s note: “Two out of six children's files were missing the consent for field trips.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.605(8) - Required Admission Information - Transportation Permission State’s note: “Two out of six children were missing consent for transportation.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.801(8) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records State’s note: “There were no playground maintenance checklists made available.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium | 746.901(6) - Required Personnel Records -Training Hours State’s note: “Six of six employee files were missing the annual trainings.” |
| September 30, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4751(a) - Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily State’s note: “There was a broom and a can of OFF bug spray found on the playground.” |
| November 14, 2024 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “The operation did not have a current fire inspection.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “4 out of 6 staff members did not have current CPR Training.” |
| November 14, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “During the walkthrough of the playground. I observed broken, shear, and sharp points exposed on the playground fence.” |
| April 9, 2024 | Medium High | 746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment State’s note: “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 ch…” |
| April 9, 2024 | High | 746.3807(1) - Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children State’s note: “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.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 22, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 28, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 15, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- January 20, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- November 4, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 30, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 9, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: No
- November 14, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 9, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 8, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- February 15, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 5, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Play Palace?
Texas HHSC's file lists 7 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 22, 2026. 6 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Play Palace have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 38: 9 high-risk, 17 medium-high-risk, 10 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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