Play and Learn

Licensed Child-Care Home in Laredo, Texas. License #1703491, issued November 6, 2020.

Address

9310 Albany Dr Unit 13, Laredo, TX 78045

Phone

(956) 612-8513

Licensed capacity

12 children

Licensed for

Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School

Hours

07:30 AM-06:00 PM

Days

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Child care subsidies

Accepted

Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care.

Openings

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Texas Rising Star

Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4

A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.

In effect since July 12, 2026. From the state's provider report of July 12, 2026.

What inspectors checked

Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 21 areas it checked 4,042 standards at Play and Learn between November 29, 2021 and August 13, 2026 and recorded 10 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.

The 21 areas, one by one

Area of the rules	Visits	Standards checked	Violated
Scope, administration, and communication	4	374	0
Record keeping	4	373	1
Personnel	4	519	2
Ratios and group sizes	4	124	1
Activities	4	120	2
Infants	4	298	0
Toddlers	3	60	0
Pre-kindergarten	3	53	0
School-age	3	51	0
Discipline	4	76	0
Naptime	3	33	0
Field trips	4	48	0
Nighttime care	4	64	0
Nutrition	4	175	0
Health practices	4	439	0
Safety practices	4	302	1
Physical facilities	4	168	0
Outdoor safety and equipment	4	276	0
Swimming pools	4	104	0
Fire safety	4	208	0
Transportation	4	137	0

The table adds up to 4,002 of those standards. The remaining 40, including 3 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.

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State inspection record

HHSC records 17 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 13, 2026, and 10 citations.

Every citation below records a correction.

Citations

Showing all 10. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.

1. High July 27, 2026 Correction verified August 13, 2026

   747.207(10): AP Never exceed capacity of the home

   The operation had 13 children present at the time of inspection. The permit only allows for 12 children.

2. High June 26, 2025 Correction verified August 29, 2025

   747.2326(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device

   As per interviews conducted at the time of investigation, an infant was left sleeping in a restrictive device (bouncer).

3. Medium November 3, 2023 Corrected at inspection

   747.3935(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification

   CPSC form was not available for review.

4. Medium High April 27, 2023 Correction verified June 13, 2023

   747.1303(5)(A): Training Requirements for Primary Caregiver -30 Hours Annual Training

   Primary caregiver's annual training was not available for review.

5. Medium November 3, 2022 Correction verified November 7, 2022

   747.613(b): Required Immunizations Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

   Four children's files were reviewed. One file was missing an updated immunization record.

6. Medium High March 31, 2022 Correction verified April 29, 2022

   747.1801: Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home

   Primary caregiver was observed supervising 10 children. Four children were under 17 months of age. The maximum number of children one caregiver can supervise with that number of infants is 6 children. Note: It was corrected at inspection, by an additional caregiver arriving at the operation.

7. Medium March 31, 2022 Correction verified April 29, 2022

   747.2105(b): Screen Time Activities - May Supplement Activities Not Replace

   Children were observed watching cartoons while waiting for breakfast. Screen time was not included in the activity plan. Written activity plan did not include specific daily activities.

8. Medium November 29, 2021 Correction verified December 3, 2021

   747.613(b): Required Immunizations Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

   Four children's files were reviewed. Two files were pending updated immunization records.

9. Medium November 29, 2021 Correction verified January 14, 2022

   747.2105(a): Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

   One year old child was observed to be watching Cocomelon during naptime. Note: it was corrected at inspection.

10. Medium November 29, 2021 Correction verified December 17, 2021

    747.1309(a): Primary Caregiver Annual Training -30 Hours Required

    Primary caregiver is pending 30 hours of annual training.

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Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.

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