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Play Academy Arlington LLC

A licensed child care center in Arlington, Texas 76010

1901 E Abram St, Arlington, Texas 76010. (682) 248-3218.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 42 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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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?

42 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 920 child care providers in Tarrant County had 3.

18 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 26, 2026: no violation found.

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Mar 24, 2026

Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out, at the report to the state on Mar 20, 2026

Rated High by Texas: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation, at the inspection on Nov 13, 2025

5 more rated High; all are listed below.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

42 deficiencies in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

42 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 7, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Janitorial duties

    “Upon arrival caregivers were sweeping and moppin in 2 classrooms with children present. This was corrected at inspection by having them stop.”

    Rule 746.1203(3)(C). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 7, 2026.

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age

    “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.”

    Rule 746.1605(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 7, 2026.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 7, 2026.

May 18, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “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.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2026.

  • Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders

    “18-23 month classroom were observed eating gold fish on the table surface. This was corrected at inspection.”

    Rule 746.3317(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2026.

  • Children’s Products- Annual Certification

    “CPSC form was not updated annually with a date of 2/5/2025. This was corrected at inspection.”

    Rule 746.4135(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 18, 2026.

Mar 24, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “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.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 24, 2026.

Mar 20, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Prohibited Punishments - Restrictive device for time out

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2805(8). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 27, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 30, 2026.

Mar 3, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

    “During the monitoring inspection, the fire inspection expired on 12/3/2024.”

    Rule 746.5101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 13, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 6, 2026.

Feb 25, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2207(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 25, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 3, 2026.

Nov 13, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    “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.”

    Rule 745.641. High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 14, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 14, 2025.

Nov 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2207(c)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Nov 7, 2025. Correction verified: Nov 13, 2025.

Aug 12, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
  • CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based

    “During the monitoring visit, the CPR was completed online.”

    Rule 746.1315(b)(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 26, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 26, 2025.

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2421(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 15, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 19, 2025.

  • Children’s Records - Immunizations

    “During the follow-up visit, there were two children without up-to-date shot records.”

    Rule 746.603(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Aug 22, 2025. Correction verified: Aug 25, 2025.

Jul 1, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR

    “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.”

    Rule 746.1315(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 31, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 21, 2025.

  • Safety Requirements for Cribs - Label for Each Infant

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2409(a)(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 3, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 9, 2025.

Jun 30, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
  • Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2421(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 14, 2025. Correction verified: Jul 17, 2025.

Jun 20, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
  • Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

    “During the monitoring visit, there was an infant in the restrictive device for twenty-five minutes. The caregiver removed the infant upon the director’s request.”

    Rule 746.2417(2)(B). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2025.

  • Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children

    “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.”

    Rule 746.3407(12). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2025.

  • Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

    “During the monitoring visit, the infant classroom had six children in the classroom with one caregiver. The specific age is 10 months.”

    Rule 746.1601. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 23, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2025.

  • Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 20, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2025.

  • Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment

    “During the monitoring visit, the grass is overgrown on the playground, and weeds are growing inside of the playground structure under the tire mulch.”

    Rule 746.3407. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 29, 2025.

  • Electronic or Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Detector-Document Test Date, Battery Installation Date, and Staff Name Testing and Installation

    “During the monitoring visit, the operation was not able to provide any documentation for carbon monoxide detection.”

    Rule 746.5537(a)(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 29, 2025.

  • Activities for Toddlers - Provide Social and Emotional Development

    “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.”

    Rule 746.2507(7). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 25, 2025.

  • Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Keep Records for 3 Months

    “During the monitoring visit, the operation did not have the monthly daily ground checklist available for review.”

    Rule 746.4751(d). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 29, 2025.

  • Documentation of Drills

    “During the monitoring visit, the operation was not able to provide any documentation for fire, lockdown, or sheltering drills.”

    Rule 746.5205(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 29, 2025.

May 29, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

    “During the follow up visit, there was one child who did not have the emergency care authorization section completed on the application form.”

    Rule 746.605(11). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

  • Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement

    “During the visit, the follow up visit there were two children who did not have the health care statement signed by the parent.”

    Rule 746.611(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

    “During the follow up visit, the director was not able to present any trainings, affidavits, first aid, or personal records. I was not able to review caregivers’ CPR/first aid documents, child care center personal information records, or affidavits.”

    Rule 746.801(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 12, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 16, 2025.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance

    “During the monitoring visit, the staff attendance records were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.801(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 5, 2025. Correction verified: Jun 5, 2025.

May 15, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
  • Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

    “During the monitoring visit, there were five children who did not have the emergency care authorization section completed on the application form.”

    Rule 746.605(11). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Required Immunizations

    “During the monitoring visit, there were one child who did not have immunization records available for review.”

    Rule 746.613(a). High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Sufficient Number of Toys

    “During the monitoring visit, the infant classroom did not have toys available for infants to explore at eye level or during floor time. The director said they will get toys from the closet as needed for infants.”

    Rule 746.2405(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Furnishings and Equipment for Toddlers - Enough Available to Prevent Competition

    “During the monitoring visit, the toddler classroom shelves for toys were empty. The caregivers grabbed toys from a closet for the children to play with in the classroom at the table.”

    Rule 746.2505(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Required Admission Information - Physician Information

    “During the monitoring visit, there were four children who did not have the healthcare information section completed on the application.”

    Rule 746.605(10). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement

    “During the monitoring visit, there were four children who did not have the healthcare statement signed by the parent.”

    Rule 746.611(a)(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

    “During the monitoring visit, the director was not able to present any trainings, affidavits, CPR/first aid, or personal records. I was not able to review caregivers’ CPR/first aid documents, child care center personal information records, or affidavits.”

    Rule 746.801(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

  • Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees’ Attendance

    “During the monitoring visit, the staff attendance records were not available for review.”

    Rule 746.801(5). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 27, 2025. Correction verified: May 29, 2025.

Feb 11, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over

    “The television in the school age is classroom is currently sitting on a table.”

    Rule 746.3701(10). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 24, 2025.

  • Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures

    “The operation did not have the name and address of the place the operation will relocate in case of an emergency in the emergency preparedness plan.”

    Rule 746.5202(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2025.

  • Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection

    “The operation did not have a gas inspection available for review during the monitoring visit.”

    Rule 746.5401. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Feb 21, 2025. Correction verified: Feb 20, 2025.

All 20 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 26, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Aug 7, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
May 18, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 30, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 24, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Mar 20, 2026Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Mar 3, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 25, 2026Inspection1 deficiency cited
Feb 4, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Dec 17, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Nov 13, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Nov 7, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Aug 12, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Jul 1, 2025Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Jun 30, 2025Report to the state1 deficiency cited
Jun 25, 2025InspectionNo violation found
Jun 20, 2025Inspection9 deficiencies cited
May 29, 2025Inspection4 deficiencies cited
May 15, 2025Inspection8 deficiencies cited
Feb 11, 2025Inspection3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Center, permit issued Mar 11, 2026.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
  • Capacity: 168 children.
Source:

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.
  • 2 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

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?

  • Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 920 child care providers in Tarrant County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 42.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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