Licensed child care center · public record
Kids R Happy
Houston, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
4 state inspections, last 2 years
26 deficiencies on the state’s summary
17 high or medium-high risk
September 4, 2026 most recent inspection
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued October 4, 2012
- Capacity
- 68 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- Yes
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1430307
Where
10502 Grant Rd
Houston, TX 77070
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. Showing the newest 25 of 26.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2026 | 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: “A caregiver was having their CPR/FA expired since 8/16/2026.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium High | 746.5205(1) - Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes State’s note: “The Safety Drill documentation was reviewed and observe to be missing the Fire Drill for the month of July and August.” |
| September 4, 2026 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Three children files were observed missing the required health statement information.” |
| September 4, 2026 | High | 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation State’s note: “A caregiver with "Pending" status background check was observed in a classroom with children. This was corrected when the caregiver was removed from the classroom.” |
| March 12, 2026 | High | 746.1003(1) - Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation. It was determined that the director did not ensure the operation is in compliance with the Minimum Standards.” |
| March 12, 2026 | Medium High | 746.201(3) - Make Provisions for Training State’s note: “Based on the information obtained from the investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to provide proper training to the staff members at the operation.” |
| October 28, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection State’s note: “This standard was recited. This standard was recited as the operation failed to submit the Fire Inspection report by the compliance date. The current Fire inspection report was not available for review during the inspection.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(2) - Children's Records - Admission Information State’s note: “A two months old infants present at the operation did not have the admission information for reviewed during the inspection.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.2421(a) - Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional State’s note: “Three infants' feeding instructions form were reviewed and observed not current.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “Two infants files were reviewed and missing the health statements on file.” |
| September 10, 2025 | Medium High | 746.5103 - Documentation of Fire Inspection State’s note: “The current Fire inspection report were not available for review during the inspection.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.2427 - AP Infants Sleep on Backs or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant State’s note: “A two months old infants was observed sleeping face down in the crib during the inspection. This was corrected when the infant was turned over during the inspection.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.2401(6) - Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers State’s note: “An infant was observed sleeping with a pacifier clipped to their chest.” |
| September 10, 2025 | High | 746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age State’s note: “Three infants were observed sleeping in the cribs with stuffed animals and blankets. This was corrected when the safe sleep hazards were removed from the cribs.” |
| January 24, 2025 | Medium Low | 746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees State’s note: “The operation failed to report the number of employees who have left the operation for 2024.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.605(10) - Required Admission Information - Physician Information State’s note: “One child's admission information was missing the physician information from the admission information during the inspection.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(3) - Children's Records - Health Statement State’s note: “The health statement for three children's admission information was not available for review during the inspection.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium | 746.603(a)(4) - Children's Records - Immunizations State’s note: “The immunization record for one infant 9 month 9-month-old was not available for review during the inspection.” |
| October 3, 2024 | Medium High | 746.1301(a)(2)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training State’s note: “The pre-service training for one caregiver in the 2-3yo classroom was observed not available for review during the inspection.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.2419(6) - Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups State’s note: “Two milk bottles in the Infants Classroom was observed not having the infants's name labeled. This was corrected when the director and caregiver was brought to attention and labeled the names of the infants during the inspection.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1301(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training State’s note: “Annual training docuementation for one caregiver was observed expired in September 2022.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.501(a)(8) - Written Operational Policies - Suspension and Expulsion State’s note: “The operational policices was observed missing the suspension and expulsion during the inspection.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium High | 746.1107(2) - Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion State’s note: “Three employee personnel file did not have the highschool diploma documentation to review for qualification during the inspection.” |
| October 14, 2022 | Medium | 746.2421(b) - Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days State’s note: “Three infants feeding instructions was observed have not been recertify since September 2022.” |
| October 14, 2022 | High | 745.621(a)(2) - AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone State’s note: “One caregiver who was hired on September 26th, 2022 did not have their initial background check submitted prior allowing this caregiver to be at the operation. This was corrected when the director entered the background check information for the employee during the inspection.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- September 4, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- March 13, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 12, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- October 28, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- September 22, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 10, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- January 24, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- October 3, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 10, 2023 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 14, 2022 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected Kids R Happy?
Texas HHSC's file lists 4 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on September 4, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does Kids R Happy have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 26: 6 high-risk, 11 medium-high-risk, 8 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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