Licensed child care center · public record
Joyful Kids Learning Center
Deer Park, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued June 15, 2020
- Capacity
- 95 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 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
- 1699039
Where
202 W Pasadena Blvd
Deer Park, TX 77536
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Medium High | 746.1315(b)(1) - CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based State’s note: “The on-line CPR recertification training obtain did not include use of a CPR manikin.” |
| April 9, 2025 | Medium | 746.1309(c) - Documented Annual Training - 1 hour in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting of child maltreatment State’s note: “Two caregivers missing one hour of child maltreatment annual training. Note: this was corrected during inspection.” |
| April 29, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “One of children's records evaluated did not have a current shot record.” |
| September 8, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking. State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during investigation, it was determined caregiver's CPR/FA training was expired on 9/4/2023.” |
| May 19, 2023 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “It was determined caregiver does not have GED or High school diploma.” |
| November 10, 2022 | High | 746.2805 - Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual State’s note: “Based on the information obtained during investigation, it was determined staff taped children's shoes to keep them from taking off their shoes.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- June 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 5, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- March 24, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 9, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 29, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- September 8, 2023 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- May 19, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 8, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 3, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 13, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 22, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 10, 2022 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- September 8, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 25, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: No
How many times has the state inspected Joyful Kids Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on June 23, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Joyful Kids Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 6: 1 high-risk, 3 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-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.
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