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Childcare center · Harlingen, TX

Martha's Playschool

A licensed child care center in Harlingen, Texas, with its state inspection history from Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC).

Program details

Program type: Licensed child care center

Address: 5300 S EXPRESSWAY 83, Harlingen, TX 78552

County: Cameron County

Phone: (956) 423-0753

Licensed to serve: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Licensed capacity: 47 children

State ID (HHSC operation number): 1675754

Permit: Full Permit, issued July 31, 2019

On corrective action (HHSC): No

On adverse action (HHSC): No

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Inspection history

From November 12, 2023 to November 12, 2026

  • 10 inspections
  • 3 investigations
  • 6 citations from these visits (risk level: High 3, Medium High 2, Medium 1)

A citation means an inspector found a rule wasn't met at the time of the visit; many are corrected the same day. Read the official record for details.

Below is every visit in the state's files from January 13, 2022 to May 14, 2026, newest first: 20 visits and 8 citations in all, so the totals can be higher than the 3-year counts above. An investigation is a visit to look into a report or complaint; many find no citations. Risk level is the level Texas HHSC assigns to each rule, from low to high, as published. Technical assistance means the inspector gave guidance on the rule. The state's file does not say whether the "correct-by" date is a deadline or the day the problem was fixed, so it can fall after the verified date or in the future.

  1. May 14, 2026 · Inspection · No citations

  2. November 12, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  3. July 11, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  4. July 3, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  5. July 1, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

  6. June 2, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  7. April 28, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  8. April 15, 2025 · Inspection · No citations

  9. April 14, 2025 · Investigation · No citations

  10. April 2, 2025 · Investigation · 2 citations

    • 746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 22, 2025 · Correction verified: June 2, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      As per information gathered during DFPS investigation, neglectful supervision was found reason to believe.

    • 746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: May 22, 2025 · Correction verified: June 2, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      As per information gathered during the DFPS investigation, a 5-year-old child was left unattended for a period of 5-10 minutes in a transportation vehicle

  11. December 3, 2024 · Inspection · No citations

  12. November 26, 2024 · Inspection · 4 citations

    • 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 17, 2025 · Correction verified: January 15, 2025 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Facility does not have a current fire inspection.

    • 746.4905 - Acceptable Loose-fill Surfacing

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2024 · Correction verified: December 3, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Observed two play structures each with a slide in the outdoor play area without surfacing material.

    • 746.4135(b) - Children's Products- Annual Certification

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 3, 2024 · Correction verified: December 3, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Facility does not have a current annual certification regarding unsafe children's products.

    • 746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children

      Risk level: Medium High · Correct-by date in the state file: November 26, 2024 · Correction verified: December 3, 2024 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Observed a group of 5 infants ages 6 months to 17 months. Specified age group is 0 to 11 months. Child/caregiver ratios 4:1.

  13. December 21, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  14. February 3, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  15. January 11, 2023 · Inspection · No citations

  16. December 30, 2022 · Inspection · 1 citation

    • 746.2207(a) - Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

      Risk level: Medium · Correct-by date in the state file: December 30, 2022 · Correction verified: January 11, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Observed two children under 24 months watching screen time.

  17. December 29, 2022 · Investigation (the program reported it to the state) · 1 citation

    • 746.1203(4) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children

      Risk level: High · Correct-by date in the state file: January 30, 2023 · Correction verified: February 3, 2023 · Inspector gave guidance (technical assistance): Yes

      Inspector's notes (as published)

      Based on information gathered, a caregiver failed to properly supervise a child who ate several pea gravels while in care.

  18. December 22, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  19. May 18, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

  20. January 13, 2022 · Inspection · No citations

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Sources

All three are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing, on data.texas.gov under CC0 1.0. State files updated November 12, 2026. We show the state's text as published, except that we restore apostrophes the files print as "?". Program details last checked October 21, 2026.

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