Play Palace
Play Palace is a licensed child care center in Houston, TX, licensed for up to 78 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2002. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 15 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 33 citations, 7 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (9 of 33). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 high-risk. 6% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston and better than 5% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The fire inspection on file is expired.
Staff was seen on video using their feet to redirect children.
The operation did not report the number of employees who left during 2025.
Two out of six children were missing consent for transportation.
The sanitation record on file was expired.
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.
There were no activity plans posted or in the classrooms.
Six of six employee files were missing the annual trainings.
There was a broom and a can of OFF bug spray found on the playground.
Two out of six children's files had parents listed as emergency contacts.
Five out of six employees had CPR cards that were expired. One employee also did not have CPR card on file.
Three out of six children's files were missing the date of admission.
Two out of six children's files were missing the consent for field trips.
There were no playground maintenance checklists made available.
The operation did not have a current fire inspection.
4 out of 6 staff members did not have current CPR Training.
During the walkthrough of the playground. I observed broken, shear, and sharp points exposed on the playground fence.
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.
PreK-4 caregiver did not know how many children there were. Caregiver stated there were 20 children, but there were 19 three-year-olds.
The three year old classroom had 19 children to one caregiver. The caregiver was over ratio by 1 child.
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.
The gas inspection was last conducted October 1, 2021, and has been expired for 6 months.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A television was placed on a book shelf and was not mounted or anchored and could tip over and injure a child.
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. [
The Operational Policies did not contain a Safe Sleep Policy for Infants under 12 months.
Loos fill material was installed over concrete in the outdoor play area.
Documentation of the annual fire inspection was not available for review upon request.
About this center
Common questions
Does Play Palace take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Play Palace’s hours?
6 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Play Palace accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Play Palace had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 7 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on May 28, 2026: “Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Play Palace compare with other daycares in Houston?
It is tied for #713 of 882 centers in Houston by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 5% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Play Palace last inspected?
Sep 22, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 817622 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.