Martha’s Playschool
A licensed child care center in Harlingen, Texas 78552
5300 S Expressway 83, Harlingen, Texas 78552. (956) 423-0753.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Cameron County: 2
- 3 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 16 inspections on record
- 4-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 198 child care providers in Cameron County had 2.
16 inspections on record. The latest, on May 14, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on Apr 2, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended, at the report to the state on Apr 2, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on Nov 26, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Apr 2, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“As per information gathered during DFPS investigation, neglectful supervision was found reason to believe.”
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AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
“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”
Nov 26, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Facility does not have a current fire inspection.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“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.”
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Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing
“Observed two play structures each with a slide in the outdoor play area without surfacing material.”
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Children’s Products- Annual Certification
“Facility does not have a current annual certification regarding unsafe children’s products.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Dec 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“Observed two children under 24 months watching screen time.”
Dec 29, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
“Based on information gathered, a caregiver failed to properly supervise a child who ate several pea gravels while in care.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 18, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 31, 2019.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 47 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 4-Star (the highest of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 198 child care providers in Cameron County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Aurora’s Day Care | 0 |
| Kid’s Playhouse Daycare Center | 4 |
| Techy Tots Learning Academy, LLC | 0 |
| Martha’s Playschool This child care provider | 6 |
| Centro De Fe Day Care | 1 |
| Jubilee Harlingen Head Start | 3 |
| Bumble Bees Learning Center LLC | 1 |
| Nexgen School for Early Life Foundations LLC | 1 |
| Luna’s Childcare | 8 |
| Cynthia Garcia | 0 |
| Maria Garza Degollado | 13 |
| Heavenly Angels Christian Day Care | 5 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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