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Licensed child care center · public record

Happy Now Daycare

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

3 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
5 high or medium-high risk
April 2, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 18, 2023
Capacity
29 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1760612

Where

1618 Wynn Joyce Rd
Garland, TX 75043

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 4
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 1
  • Low 0

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
May 5, 2025Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The annual fire inspection is expired.”
June 2, 2025
May 5, 2025Medium High746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
State’s note: “The operation has not conducted a fire drill since January 2025.”
May 16, 2025
December 27, 2023Medium Low746.401(9) - Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
State’s note: “The operation does not have a list of all the current employees.”
At the inspection
May 4, 2023Medium746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations
State’s note: “The immunization records for three of the children enrolled at the operation were not available.”
May 11, 2023
May 4, 2023Medium746.603(a) - Children's Records Maintained
State’s note: “The required admission records for one of the child in care was not available.”
May 11, 2023
December 29, 2022Medium High746.3407 - Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
State’s note: “The broken concrete pieces and the nails observed along the side of the building must be removed or nailed back to the wall siding.”
January 5, 2023
December 29, 2022High746.5311(a) - Smoke-Detection System
State’s note: “A Pre-K classroom does not have a smoke detector.”
January 5, 2023
December 29, 2022Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “There is natural gas being used in the building and the center does not have a gas pipe test.”
January 5, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Happy Now Daycare?

Texas HHSC's file lists 3 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 2, 2026. 1 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Happy Now Daycare have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 1 high-risk, 4 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 medium-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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