The Vardell Report.Happy Jack's Learning Center

Across 19 licensing visits from January 2024 to October 2026, HHSC cited 25 deficiencies at Happy Jack's Learning Center; 25 have a recorded correction.

Visits

19

2024–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments

Deficiencies

25

Standards cited by HHSC inspectors

Corrected

25

Of 25 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date

Investigations

3

Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.

1. Oct 72026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170641

2. Jul 312026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170640

3. Jul 232026

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.2805(3)Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and PullingHigh riskCorrected Jul 23, 2026
   • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Jul 23, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170639

4. Jul 62026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170638

5. Jun 242026

   Inspection

   1 deficiency

   • 746.2805(5)Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, YellingHigh riskCorrected Jun 24, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170637

6. Jun 162026

   Inspection

   No deficiencies

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170636

7. Jun 152026

   Investigation

   2 deficiencies

   Opened on a report the operation made itself.

   • 746.1205(a)(4)Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activityHigh riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026
   • 746.1203(5)Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with childrenMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905244674

8. Jun 122026

   Investigation

   2 deficiencies

   Opened on a report the operation made itself.

   • 746.2805(3)Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and PullingHigh riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026
   • 746.307(b)(1)AP Parental Communication - Injury Requires Treatment by Health Care Professional or HospitalizationMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 9, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905244673

9. Jun 92026

   Inspection

   2 deficiencies

   • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 23, 2026
   • 746.3805(b)(1)Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, DateMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 10, 2026

   Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170635

10. Jan 152026

    Inspection

    1 deficiency

    • 746.4907(d)Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth MaintainedMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 13, 2026

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170634

11. Jun 252025

    Inspection

    8 deficiencies

    • 746.3805(b)(1)Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, DateMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 27, 2025
    • 746.1316(a)Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours AnnuallyMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 30, 2025
    • 746.1329(a)Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel recordMedium-low riskCorrected Jul 11, 2025
    • 746.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Jun 30, 2025
    • 746.1325(a)Documented annual training - Center allows child access to swimming poolMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 7, 2025
    • 746.5307(b)Fire Extinguishers ServicedMedium-high riskCorrected Jul 11, 2025
    • 746.401(9)Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last nameMedium-low riskCorrected Jun 25, 2025
    • 746.501(a)(18)Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium riskCorrected Jul 11, 2025

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170633

12. Jan 222025

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170632

13. Dec 92024

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.4907(d)Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth MaintainedMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 3, 2025
    • 746.4601(3)Safety Requirements for Active Play Equipment - No Entrapment OpeningsHigh riskCorrected Dec 16, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170631

14. Sep 102024

    Investigation

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905244672

15. May 282024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170630

16. Apr 222024

    Inspection

    2 deficiencies

    • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected May 3, 2024
    • 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Apr 22, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170629

17. Mar 72024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170628

18. Jan 122024

    Inspection

    No deficiencies

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170627

19. Jan 42024

    Inspection

    3 deficiencies

    • 746.501(a)(30)Written Operational Policies - Support inclusive servicesMedium riskCorrected Jan 12, 2024
    • 746.3407Maintenance of Building, Grounds and EquipmentMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 12, 2024
    • 746.501(a)(18)Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical ActivityMedium riskCorrected Jan 12, 2024

    Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905170626

Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment, Cited in Three Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3407 in January 2024, April 2024 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.3407 across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   Citation 746.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.1205(a)(4) in June 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.1205(a)(4) across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.2805(3) in June 2026 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.2805(3) across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
4. 4

   Citation 746.3805(b)(1), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.3805(b)(1) in June 2025 and June 2026. The agency describes it this way: Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.3805(b)(1) across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
5. 5

   Citation 746.4907(d), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.4907(d) in December 2024 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.4907(d) across all 19 visits, oldest to newest
6. 6

   Citation 746.501(a)(18), Cited in Two Visits

   HHSC inspectors cited 746.501(a)(18) in January 2024 and June 2025. The agency describes it this way: Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.

   24242424242424252526262626262626262626746.501(a)(18) across all 19 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 746.3407 was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

2. 02

   What changed after 746.1205(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.1205(a)(4): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

3. 03

   What changed after 746.2805(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling: cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.

4. 04

   What changed after 746.3805(b)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.3805(b)(1): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

5. 05

   What changed after 746.4907(d) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.4907(d): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.

6. 06

   What changed after 746.501(a)(18) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 746.501(a)(18): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.

7. 07

   What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?

   Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.

8. 08

   Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?

   HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.

Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.

• Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1790700

  Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170626

  Visit Jan 4, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170627

  Visit Jan 12, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170628

  Visit Mar 7, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170629

  Visit Apr 22, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170630

  Visit May 28, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905244672

  Visit Sep 10, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170631

  Visit Dec 9, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170632

  Visit Jan 22, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170633

  Visit Jun 25, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170634

  Visit Jan 15, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170635

  Visit Jun 9, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905244673

  Visit Jun 12, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905244674

  Visit Jun 15, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170636

  Visit Jun 16, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170637

  Visit Jun 24, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170638

  Visit Jul 6, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170639

  Visit Jul 23, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170640

  Visit Jul 31, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)

  Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905170641

  Visit Oct 7, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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