Emmanuel’s Playhouse and Learning Center
A licensed child care center in El Paso, Texas 79904
4747 Hondo Pass Dr #fg, El Paso, Texas 79904. (915) 751-0080.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in El Paso County: 2
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 20 inspections on record
- 3-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?
19 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 371 child care providers in El Paso County had 2.
20 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 23, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Franchise Tax Delinquent, at the assessment on Jul 8, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit, at the inspection on Oct 15, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, at the inspection on Oct 15, 2025
4 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
19 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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.
Sep 14, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“A caregiver counted in ratio, was playing video games with children in care.”
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Screen Time Activities - Related to Planned Activities
“Children in care were allowed to play video games. These games are not related to the planned activities and do not meet educational goals.”
Sep 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The health inspection expired as of March 2025”
Jul 8, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Franchise Tax Delinquent
“According to the Texas Comptroller website, the business entity’s Franchise Tax Account Status is Inactive/Forfeited. The operation is currently providing care to children with an inactive status.”
Oct 15, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“Vehicle used to transport children does not have a first aid kit. This was corrected at inspection when director put a complete first aid kit in the van.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“A company van used to transport children had a children’s safety alarm that did not work when motor was turned on then off.”
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Documented Annual Training- Required Content
“In review of staff records, 2 employees did not have annual training on hazardous materials available for review.”
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Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
“In the infant room, three children did not have an infant feeding schedules for September 2025 or October 2025 available for review.”
Nov 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant
“Two cribs in the infant room used by children present, were not labeled with a number or child’s name. This was corrected at inspection when a caregiver made two labels with child’s names and taped them to the wall above the cribs.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Monthly Maintenance Checklist
“Operation did not have a monthly maintenance checklist available for review for outdoor equipment.”
Jun 28, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“One vehicle used for transporting children did not have a fire extinguisher with a current service date, pin was missing, and needle was in the red. This was corrected at inspection when director replaced the fire extinguisher with one that has a current service date of 11/2023.”
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Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
“Operation did not have a documentedfire drill for the month of May 2024. This was corrrected at inspection when operation completed a fire drill, exiting the buiding in under 3 minutes, during inspection.”
Jan 22, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“A vehicle (blue GMC bus)used for transportation, with Texas plate BML-5620, did not have a fire extinguisher. This was corrected at inspection when the director obtianed a fire extingsuisher serviced 11/2023 and placed it in the vehicle.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - installed and maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions
“The child safety alarm in transportation van with temporary plate 30F501A did not work when tested.”
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Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean
“The restoom floor in the after-school classroom was not clean, with 3 empty toilet paper rolls and toilet paper was on the floor. Sink was dirty. There was no trash recepticle. This was corrected at inspection when caregiver cleaned up the restroom and added a trash recepticle.”
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First Aid Kit Incomplete - Scissors
“Two transportation vans had scissors missing from the first aid kits. This was corrected at inspection when the director added scissors to the first aid kits.”
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Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child’s Name
“In the pre-school class, two mats were not labeled during napt time. This was corrected at inspection when the caregiver printed labels and taped them to the mats.”
Dec 28, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“During a DFPS investigation, it was determined that a caregiver grabbed a child by the arm to pull the child up onto the caregiver’s hip in order to carry them.”
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Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
“During a DFPS investigation, a caregiver was observed to be on their cell phone.”
7 deficiencies older than three years
May 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“One of the transportation vans was missing a fire extinguisher.”
Mar 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Required Personnel Records - Dates of Employment
“Two employee files were missing their dates of employment. This was corrected at inspection when the dates were entered.”
Jan 13, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have a current health inspection on file for review.”
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Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
“A diaper change was observed and caregiver did not wash the child’s hands after.”
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Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
“A diaper change was observed and the diaper changing surface was not sanitized after use.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“There was not a current gas inspection on file at the operation for review.”
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Location of Handwashing Sink
“The bathroom in the toddler/young pre-k room did not have paper towels or soap. This was corrected at inspection when soap and paper towels were supplied.”
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 28, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 85 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.
- 7 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: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 371 child care providers in El Paso County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Garabatos Learning Center and Daycare LLC | 8 |
| Kingdom Kids | 17 |
| Yellow Ribbon Scholars Daycare and Learning Center | 8 |
| Isaac Camacho Head Start | 4 |
| Patricias Day Care | 7 |
| Sunrise Baptist Church-Lillie | 2 |
| Emmanuel’s Playhouse and Learning Center This child care provider | 19 |
| Seven Little Steps Learning Center | 7 |
| YWCA Edgar Park After School | 0 |
| Trinity-First Weekday Ministries | 6 |
| Tierra Del Sol After School | 2 |
| Edgemere After School | 4 |
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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