Play Palace
A licensed child care center in Houston, Texas 77053
4814 1/2 Anderson Rd, Houston, Texas 77053. (713) 433-0797.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 32 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Harris County: 4
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 15 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
32 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 2,139 child care providers in Harris County had 4.
15 inspections on record. The latest, on Sep 22, 2026: 5 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children, at the inspection on Sep 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger, at the inspection on Sep 22, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months, at the inspection on May 28, 2026
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
32 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 22, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
“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.”
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“There was not an infant safe sleep policy in the operational policies.”
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Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion
“There was not a suspension and explusion policy in the operational policies.”
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Fire Extinguishers Serviced
“The fire extinguisher on the van was last serviced in 2022.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two out of six children’s files evaluated had parents listed as emergency contacts.”
May 28, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The fire inspection on file is expired.”
May 15, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Staff was seen on video using their feet to redirect children.”
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Parental Notification of Less Serious Injuries
Jan 20, 2026: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“The operation did not report the number of employees who left during 2025.”
Sep 30, 2025: inspection11 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Five out of six employees had CPR cards that were expired. One employee also did not have CPR card on file.”
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Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
“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.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The sanitation record on file was expired.”
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Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily
“There was a broom and a can of OFF bug spray found on the playground.”
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Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
“Two out of six children’s files had parents listed as emergency contacts.”
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Written Activity Plans
“There were no activity plans posted or in the classrooms.”
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Required Admission Information - Transportation Permission
“Two out of six children were missing consent for transportation.”
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Required Admission Information - Field Trip Permission
“Two out of six children’s files were missing the consent for field trips.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
“There were no playground maintenance checklists made available.”
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Required Personnel Records -Training Hours
“Six of six employee files were missing the annual trainings.”
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Required Admission Information - Date of Admission
“Three out of six children’s files were missing the date of admission.”
Nov 14, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“The operation did not have a current fire inspection.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“4 out of 6 staff members did not have current CPR Training.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“During the walkthrough of the playground. I observed broken, shear, and sharp points exposed on the playground fence.”
Apr 9, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
“PreK-4 caregiver did not know how many children there were. Caregiver stated there were 20 children, but there were 19 three-year-olds.”
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Storage of Medication - Inaccessible to Children
“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.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“The three year old classroom had 19 children to one caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“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 children.”
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The gas inspection was last conducted October 1, 2021, and has been expired for 6 months.”
Mar 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“The television was on at the inspector’s arrival. It remained on when a 15 month old arrived and was sat on a highchair for breakfast. The television was turned off when the inspector spke to the caregivers.”
Feb 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Child/Caregiver Ratio - Opening/Closing
“There were 14 children in care between 4 months -11 years in care. A caregiver stepped out of the operation to the parking lot when the inspector arrived. The other caregiver was at the operation’s front door. There were 2 infants in care age 4 and 15 months old. The cook was in the kitchen.”
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Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two
“The television was on at the inspector’s arrival and remained on for another 45 minutes. One infant was in the stroller, and another infant was sitting on a highchair facing the television.”
Dec 22, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area - Crib Placement
“Based on the preponderance of evidence gathered, there is sufficient evidence to determine deficiencies related crib placement. The cribs were close enough to where an infant when awake may reach into another crib or in close proximity when sleeping.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 25, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
“The Operational Policies did not contain a Safe Sleep Policy for Infants under 12 months.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available for review upon request.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“5 infants were observed with one caregiver in the infant room. The specified age group at the time was 0-11 months and the child to caregiver ratio should’ve been two caregivers to 5 infants. Note: Discussed importance of following the procedure of calling another caregiver in for help when caregivers need to leave the room to ensure ratio is maintained at all times.”
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Safety - Televisions Anchored to Prevent Tip Over
“A television was placed on a book shelf and was not mounted or anchored and could tip over and injure a child.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Not Over Concrete or Asphalt
“Loos fill material was installed over concrete in the outdoor play area.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The inspectors’ words, 133 words
“The operational policies did not contain the following information: Promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Developmental Activities and Activity Plan) ; your policies must include: (A) The benefits of physical activity and outdoor play ; (B) The duration of physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor ; (C) The type of physical activity (structured and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation ; (D) Each setting in which your physical activity program will take place ; (E) The recommended clothing and footwear that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical activities ; and (F) A plan to ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions prohibit or limit outdoor play. [”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | 11 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Assessment | No violation found |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Assessment | No violation found |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Inspection | 6 deficiencies cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 13, 2002.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 78 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.
- 3 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?
- Not star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: SUSI).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 2139 child care providers in Harris County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 32.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Dolores Appling | 5 |
| Shirley Papillion | 0 |
| Alba Xiomara Orellana | Not given |
| The Pencil Playhouse | 0 |
| Play Palace This child care provider | 32 |
| Yorkshire Academy | 4 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church and School | 12 |
| Brooke’s Learning Corner | 4 |
| School in the Pines | 2 |
| Gloria Dei Early Childhood Program | 7 |
| Childrens Cottage Infant Center | 11 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Early Learning Center | 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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