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Happy Home Daycare

Devine, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

16 state inspections, last 2 years
18 deficiencies on the state’s summary
10 high or medium-high risk
November 3, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued November 5, 1992
Capacity
78 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
Yes
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
414794

Where

240 County Road 774
Devine, TX 78016

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 6
  • Medium 3
  • Medium-low 2
  • Low 3

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
March 23, 2026Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “Three out of eight children's records evaluated were lacking a health statement signed by a health care professional. All three children have been enrolled for over 12 months.”
April 6, 2026
March 23, 2026Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “One out of eight child records evalauted were lacking current immunizations on file.”
April 6, 2026
March 23, 2026Medium Low746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
State’s note: “One out of eight staff records evaluated were lacking a notarized employment affidavit.”
March 27, 2026
September 25, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The infant room was out of ratio when there were five infants with one caregiver. The specified age group was 0-11 months. This was corrected at inspection when the director sent a second staff member to the infant room.”
September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025Medium746.401(11) - Required Postings-Licensing notices with instructions to post
State’s note: “The permit renewal notice was not posted. This was corrected at inspection when the permit renewal notice was printed and posted.”
At the inspection
April 30, 2025Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver stood at the door to supervise the neighboring classroom leaving 9 infants with 1 caregiver.”
April 30, 2025
October 4, 2024High745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
State’s note: “A caregiver in an infant room had an inactive background check. This was corrected when the caregiver was asked to leave the operation and a background check request was submitted for the caregiver.”
October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024Medium746.1309(e) - Documented Annual Training- Required Content
State’s note: “4 out of 4 employee records were lacking annual training in handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials. Additional topics that are missing include: emergency preparedness, preventing and controlling communicable diseases, administering medication, preventing and respoding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, and understanding buil…”
October 11, 2024
October 4, 2024Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “A caregiver in the infant room stepped out of the classroom for a few minutes leaving 6 infants with one caregiver. This was corrected when the concern was addressed with the caregivers. The caregivers will ensure that they do not step out of the room without having someone available to step in.”
October 4, 2024
January 18, 2024Medium Low746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees
State’s note: “The operation failed to submit the number of employees that have left their employment in 2023 by January 15th.”
January 20, 2024
December 9, 2022Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “One out of eight children's files evaluated lacked a health statement sign by the physician after one year of being enrolled.”
January 6, 2023
December 9, 2022High745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
State’s note: “Caregiver with conditions was observed to have unsupervised access to children. CI This was corrected at inspection when an additional staff returned from break and the caregiver with conditions left the classroom.”
At the inspection
December 9, 2022Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “One out of six staff lacked a current CPR and first aid.”
December 21, 2022
May 11, 2022Medium High746.1309(d) - Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
State’s note: “One infant caregiver lacked current SIDS training.”
May 16, 2022
December 14, 2021Medium746.901(5) - Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
State’s note: “Three of four caregivers' records reviewed did not have the required training hours for the last full year of employment.”
January 18, 2022
December 14, 2021High746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
State’s note: “The last documented fire inspection was conducted on 12/10/2021.”
December 21, 2021
December 14, 2021High745.8641 - Requirements during evaluation or probation
State’s note: “The following conditions placed on the operation were not in compliance: Condition 4: The director must conduct a fire drill within the first week of every month and document the date and time on a log created by the director. The log must be created within seven (7) days of the corrective action's start date. The log will also include all required inspecti…”
December 17, 2021
December 14, 2021Low746.611(a)(1) - Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
State’s note: “One of eight children's records evaluated did not have a health statement signed by the physician on file.”
January 4, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Happy Home Daycare?

Texas HHSC's file lists 16 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 3, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Happy Home Daycare have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 18: 4 high-risk, 6 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk, 3 low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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