Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center
Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Longview, TX, licensed for up to 272 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2013. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 12 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 0 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 8 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #6 of 40 centers in Longview and better than 90% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
During inspection it was found that the opertional policies needed to be updated.
A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.
About this center
Common questions
Does Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center’s hours?
7 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
Has Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 2 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center compare with other daycares in Longview?
It is tied for #6 of 40 centers in Longview by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 90% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Playing For Keeps Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Sep 18, 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 1487686 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.