Happy Heart Academy

5628 SANTA ELENA CT, Fort Worth, TX 76126 · Tarrant County

5cited violations

0serious

5inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 08:00 AM-05:00 PM
Director / administrator: Shatney Stevens
Phone: (904) 861-9247
Regulated since: Jan 9, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1508443 · number 1818217
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 1
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	4	0	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 24, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation did not have a thermometer in the first aid kit at time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.3803(a)(7) — First Aid Kit Incomplete -Thermometer, preferably non-glass
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-06-30. Correction verified 2026-07-07.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 22, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 25, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  Food allergy emergency plan was not available for review at time of inspection for one child with diagnosed food allergy.
  
  HHSC 747.3619 — Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-10-09. Correction verified 2025-10-08.
- Records & paperwork
  Health statements for two out of five records were not available to review at time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.611(a) — Required Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2025-10-09. Correction verified 2025-10-09.
HHSC inspection history
Jul 10, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Primary caregiver trainings were not available for review at time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 747.1107(7) — Primary Caregiver in Licensed Home Qualifications - Proof of Training (A-J)
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-07-24. Correction verified 2025-07-22.
- Other
  A statement of health from a local veterinarian was not available at time of inspection for one animal living in home.
  
  HHSC 747.3703(b) — Animals at Center - Statement of Health from Veterinarian
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-07-24. Correction verified 2025-07-22.
HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: HHSC Open Records Coordinator, MC-1070 · OpenRecordsRequest@hhs.texas.gov · fax 512-424-6586 · 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751-3146 · agency instructions

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Letter text

Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for Happy Heart Academy, 5628 SANTA ELENA CT, Fort Worth, TX 76126-4996 (operation ID 1508443, operation number 1818217), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, report a concern to HHSC Child Care Regulation. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.