Happy Days Academy Childcare

12766 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR, Houston, TX 77014 · Harris County

6cited violations

0serious

3inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 63
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-07:30 PM
Director / administrator: Sharon Smith
Phone: (832) 680-6121
Regulated since: Jan 27, 2026
HHSC IDs: Operation 1520262 · number 1827363
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Discipline & child guidance 1
Safety & premises 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	6	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (4)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Apr 27, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 19, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The infant room did not have an adult sized rocker or chair.
  
  HHSC 746.2405(1) — Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Adult-sized Chair
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-02. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Safety & premises
  The outdoor fence has a few gaps and the second exit gate is broken away from the fence.
  
  HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-05. Correction verified 2025-12-31.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operational policies did not include all the required information for the promotion of physical activity.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(18) — Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-02. Correction verified 2025-12-29.
- Discipline & child guidance
  The operational policies did not include all the required information for abuse and neglect.
  
  HHSC 746.501(a)(26) — Written Operational Policies - Preventing and Responding to Abuse and Neglect
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-01-02. Correction verified 2026-01-07.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency preparedness plan did not include the procedures for evacuating children 24 months and younger and/or with mobility challenges.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(1) — Emergency Preparedness Plan - Evacuation, relocation, and sheltering/lock-down procedures
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-07. Correction verified 2026-01-07.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency preparedness plan did not dicuss the continuity of care of children during an emergency.
  
  HHSC 746.5202(4) — Emergency Preparedness Plan-Continuity of Care Until Children Released
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-01-07. Correction verified 2026-01-07.
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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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 Days Academy Childcare, 12766 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR, Houston, TX 77014-2047 (operation ID 1520262, operation number 1827363), 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.