The Great Play Place
Licensed Center in Killeen, Texas. License #1739005, issued September 23, 2022.
- Address
- 208 E Elms Rd, Killeen, TX 76542
- Phone
- (254) 213-9269
- Licensed capacity
- 106 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- greatplayplace.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, suspended
The state records this program’s rating as suspended. Ask the program about it.
In effect since August 11, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 29, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
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 22 areas it checked 8,518 standards at The Great Play Place between April 5, 2022 and August 31, 2026 and recorded 27 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 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 7 | 837 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 7 | 761 | 0 |
| Personnel | 7 | 1,024 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 9 | 486 | 1 |
| Activities | 6 | 208 | 1 |
| Infants | 10 | 894 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 10 | 200 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 8 | 902 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 8 | 596 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 7 | 672 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 6 | 405 | 0 |
| Transportation | 6 | 249 | 1 |
The table adds up to 8,423 of those standards. The remaining 95, including 22 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.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
What The Great Play Place says about itself
Top rated preschool & childcare center Serving Killeen, TX. We specialize in Education, Kindergarten Readiness, and provide a safe and secure place for your child to thrive.
Quoted from greatplayplace.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 57 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 31, 2026, and 27 citations.
2 of those visits began with The Great Play Place reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 15High
- 6Medium High
- 5Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 27. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 4, 2026 Correction verified May 12, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
There were areas inside that posed health and safety risks to the children. Peeling paint was observed and dust was observed in one classroom.
- High April 28, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.5625(d)(2): Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
During the inspection, it was found that the operation staff had asked the children to turn off the alarm upon arrival at the operation.
- Medium High April 21, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
There were areas inside that pose health and safety risk to the children. Peeling paint was observed in a room where the children were napping, dust was observed on the ceilings near the vents, and there were tripping and entanglement hazards on the playground. Boards on the 2 year old playground was damaged and a nail was exposed, and there is surfacing tarp that poses a tripping hazard.
- High April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.1205(a)(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Intervene to ensure each child's safety
A child was observed coming from the bathroom unsupervised. The caregiver was watching the child from the classroom
- Medium High April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
There were areas inside that pose health and safety risk to the children. Peeling paint was observed in a room where the children were napping, dust was observed on the ceilings near the vents, and there were tripping and entanglement hazards on the playground. Boards on the 2 year old playground was damaged and a nail was exposed, and there is surfacing tarp that poses a tripping hazard.
- Medium April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.401(2): Posting Requirements - Letter or form from the most recent Licensing Inspection or Investigation
A copy of the most recent inspection was not posted and visible for parents.
- Medium High April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.1203(5): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
During the investigation and review of video, it was determined that the caregiver did not interact positively with children in care.
- High April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver did not use good judgment and self-control when choosing to discipline a child in care. A caregiver picked a child up and dropped the child to the ground.
- Medium April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.1305(a)(3): Pre-service Training- Discipline and Guidance
The operation's staff did not have access to employee pre-service or training files for child care regulations to review.
- Low April 9, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.805(3): Electronic Records-Available During Business Hours
Employee records were not available during the investigation inspection.
- High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During the investigation, it was found that the caregiver lacked self-control and yelled at the children in care.
- High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.2805(5): Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
During the investigation, it was found that the caregiver yelled at the children in care.
- High March 18, 2026 Correction verified April 21, 2026
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
During the investigation, it was found that the director did not make a CCR report by calling the intake line.
- High October 22, 2025 Correction verified November 20, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
During the investigation, it was found that the position of the caregivers was not within physical proximity or full view.
- High October 20, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
During a DFPS investigation, it was found a serious incident occurred with a child in care on June 13, 2025, and the operation failed to inform the parent of the child.
- High October 20, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.2805(4): Prohibited Punishments - Putting Anything in Mouth
During a DFPS investigation, it was found a caregiver, who admitted having been frustrated, placed saran wrap around a child?s face and head.
- High October 20, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
During the DFPS investigation, sufficient evidence was found that several operation staff became aware of a serious and inappropriate incident involving a child in care and failed to report it to CCR. The incident occurred, and the operation became aware of it on 06/13/25.
- High September 23, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
During the DFPS investigation video footage was obtained and showed a caregiver aggressively grab the arm of a child in care, aggressively push another child's arm, and put their face into a child's face in an intimidating manner.
- Medium June 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
During the walkthrough, I observed the last children's products certification, which was done on 6/10/22. This was correct at the inspection when the assistant director printed and reviewed the product's certification.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 15, 2024
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
During the investigation and video, it was found that the caregiver did not demonstrate a high level of judgment or self-control.
- High January 25, 2024 Correction verified March 15, 2024
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
There was sufficient evidence found during the investigation to show that a caregiver used prohibited punishment when restraining a child in the classroom.
- Medium High September 25, 2023 Correction verified October 13, 2023
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
Two of five personell files reviewed were lacking the required 24 hours of pre-service training.
- High July 28, 2023 Correction verified August 8, 2023
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
One infant was observed sleeping in a restrictive device. A
- Medium High March 6, 2023 Correction verified March 20, 2023
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
During the inspection the loose fill did not contain a depth of at least 6 inches.
- High September 6, 2022 Corrected at inspection
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
A caregiver with a provisional background check was observed in charge of a group of children and had unsupervised access to those children which does not meet the conditions of the background check. This was corrected when another caregiver without conditions joined the group.
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