Betty's Play House
14226 FITZROY CT, Houston, TX 77083 · Fort Bend County
Program
- Type
- Licensed child-care home
- Licensed capacity
- 12
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Director / administrator
- Beatriz Martinez
- Phone
- (832) 491-5733
- Regulated since
- Feb 7, 2019
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1316512 · number 1681262
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | Safety & premises (3) |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | Illness & medication (1), Records & paperwork (2) |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | Illness & medication (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (3) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | Records & paperwork (1), Other (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Jul 9, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 31, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises Serious
Based on the fire safety practices log, the last time the fire extinguishers had been checked on May 5,2025. Note: The caregiver tested the fire extinguisher at the inspection and documented on the spot.
HHSC 747.5107(a) — Inspect Fire Extinguishers Monthly
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-07-31.
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Safety & premises Serious
Based on the fire safety practices log, the last time the smoke detector had been checked on May 5,2025. Note: The caregiver tested the smoke detector at the inspection and documented on the spot.
HHSC 747.5115 — Smoke Detectors Testing
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-07-31.
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Safety & premises Serious
Based on the fire safety practices log, the last time the carbon monoxide detector had been checked on May 5, 2025. Note: The caregiver tested the carbon monoxide at the inspection and documented on the spot.
HHSC 747.5337(a)(2) — Electric or Battery Operated CO System-Test Monthly
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-07-31.
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Safety & premises Serious
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Dec 19, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Sep 13, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 23, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork
It was noted that the record of one enrolled child reviewed was incomplete.
HHSC 747.603(a)(2) — Children's Records - Admission Information
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-13.
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Illness & medication
One enrolled child did not have the up-to-date immunizations required by Texas state immunization law.
HHSC 747.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-13.
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Records & paperwork
The school's name and phone number were not available in the records for the six school-aged children.
HHSC 747.605(14) — Required Admission Information - School Information for School-age Child
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-06. Correction verified 2024-09-13.
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Records & paperwork
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Jan 3, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Nov 3, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 30, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 2, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 13, 2023 Report · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
The granddaughter in charge of the home while the primary caregiver is leaving the day care to search for missing victim. The granddaughter has not met the minimum qualifications.
HHSC 747.1209(1) — Minimum Qualifications for Substitute Caregiver
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-05. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
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Discipline & child guidance Serious
Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to validate that Neglectful Supervision of a child occurred when a child walked out of an operation without caregiver notification and was found by a neighbor.
HHSC 747.1501(a)(3) — AP Responsibilities of Caregivers - No Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-20. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Other Serious
The primary caregiver let her granddaughter who is not a substitute caregiver helping her to take care of children in her childcare home while she searched for the missing victim in the neighborhood.
HHSC 747.207(2) — Assistant Caregivers and Substitutes Comply with Minimum Standard Rules
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-05. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
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Other Serious
The person left in charge is not familiar with minimum standards and does not qualify as a substitute.
HHSC 747.207(3) — Household Members Comply with Minimum Standard Rules
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-05-05. Correction verified 2023-05-02.
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Other Serious
Based on the information found during the DFPS investigation, a parent was not immediately notified of a situation placing their child at risk. The mother was not contacted until 12:04pm yet the child was allegedly found before 11:00am
HHSC 747.305(b)(4) — Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-06-20. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Illness & medication
Based on the information obtained during the DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence that operation has not provided an incident report of a child walked out of an operation without caregiver notification to the child's parents.
HHSC 747.707 — Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-06-20. Correction verified 2023-06-20.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Jan 13, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 3, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Records & paperwork Serious
Pet's vaccinations records were not available for review during inspection.
HHSC 747.3703(a) — Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-02-08. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
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Other
Children's products certification was not available for review during inspection time.
HHSC 747.3935(b) — Children's Products- Annual Certification
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-02-08. Correction verified 2022-02-08.
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Records & paperwork Serious
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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, via Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.