Happy Hearts Learning Academy, LLC

685 6TH ST, Sour Lake, TX 77659 · Hardin County

6cited violations

4serious

4inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 59
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Dominique Riddick
Phone: (409) 445-0000
Regulated since: Dec 1, 2025
HHSC IDs: Operation 1520449 · number 1827464
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	6	4	Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jun 26, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of six staff files did not have a high school diploma available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1107(2) — Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-10.
- Safety & premises Serious
  One out of six child files was missing authorization to obtain emergency medical care.
  
  HHSC 746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-10. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
- Illness & medication Serious
  Two out of six child files did not have immunization records available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-10. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 26, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  One out of six staff files did not have a high school diploma available for review during the inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.1107(2) — Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-10.
- Safety & premises Serious
  One out of six child files was missing authorization to obtain emergency medical care.
  
  HHSC 746.605(11) — Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-10. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
- Illness & medication Serious
  Two out of six child files did not have immunization records available for review at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.613(a) — Required Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-10. Correction verified 2026-07-08.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Hearts Learning Academy, LLC, 685 6TH ST, Sour Lake, TX 77659-1870 (operation ID 1520449, operation number 1827464), 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.