The Playhouse

A licensed child care home in Killeen, Texas 76549

3705 Endicott Dr, Killeen, Texas 76549. (254) 661-0048.

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The short answer

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

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Bell County: 2
1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
3 inspections on record
Not star-rated Texas Rising Star rating

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. Every month

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?

8 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 237 child care providers in Bell County had 2.

3 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 8, 2026: 4 deficiencies cited.

Rated High by Texas: Installation of Smoke Detectors, at the inspection on Apr 7, 2026

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

When those deficiencies happened

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

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2023												Dec
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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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

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.

Oct 8, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Separate from Food and Inaccessible

“A bottle of Windex was on the desk where children could reach it. This was corrected during the inspection when the Windex was moved out of reach of children.”

Rule 747.3203(13). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 8, 2026.
Animals - Do Not Create Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions

“There was dog feces in the backyard where children play. This was corrected during the inspection when the primary caregiver removed and disposed of the feces.”

Rule 747.3701(2). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 8, 2026.
Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes

“A fire drill had not been recorded for September. This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was completed and the children exited in less than three minutes.”

Rule 747.5005(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 8, 2026.
Children’s Products- Annual Certification

“The primary caregiver did not have a children’s product certification form. This was corrected during the inspection when the primary caregiver completed the form verifying that she has reviewed the recall list.”

Rule 747.3935(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Oct 8, 2026.

Jul 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency

Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment

“Animal feces was observed in the back play areas. This was corrected during the inspection when the feces was picked up.”

Rule 747.3203. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jul 17, 2026.

Apr 7, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

Installation of Smoke Detectors

“The smoke detector was observed and not mounted. This was corrected when the provider mounted the smoke detector.”

Rule 747.5113. High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 7, 2026.
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“There were areas in the backyard that poses a risk to the children. The back gate was not secured, was leaning and had exposed nails. The provider has until Friday april 10th to correct the unsecured fence, however the nails were corrected during the inspection. There was a small rocker car with springs that had a metal bar that was exposed presenting a tripping hazards. There were entrapment hazards in the gate where children could place a limb and become injured. This was corrected during the inspection when the provider removed the hazards, and covered the entrapment hazards by adding mulch to the areas.”

Rule 747.3501. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 7, 2026.
Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded

“The air conditioning unit did not have a protective screen covering the fan. This was corrected during the inspection when the provider added the protective screen.”

Rule 747.3501(3). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 7, 2026.

All 3 visits on record

Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
Date	Visit	What the record says
Oct 8, 2026	Inspection	4 deficiencies cited
Jul 17, 2026	Inspection	1 deficiency cited
Apr 7, 2026	Inspection	3 deficiencies cited

Is it licensed?

Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued Apr 24, 2026.
Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
Capacity: 12 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.
0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .

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).

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

How does it compare nearby?

Among 237 child care providers in Bell County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 8.

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

12 of the 237 in Bell County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
Place	Deficiencies, 3 years
The Playhouse This child care provider	8
Maria Burgos	4
Tiny Troops Learning Center	4
A Heart for the Children	0
Theresas Creative Minds	6
Carmen Y Benitez Rivera	2
Just for Tots #4	28
Asymca @ Dr. Joseph A. Fowler	8
2y Smart Kids Care, LLC	33
Doris West	4
Anita Delores Smith	1
Sandra Lee Powell	9
Pershing Park YMCA	0

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

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).
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).
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).
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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