The Happy Corner

1465 BEN PROCTOR DR, El Paso, TX 79936 · El Paso County

6cited violations

2serious

20inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed child-care home
Licensed capacity: 12
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Armine Rivera
Phone: (915) 888-6630
Regulated since: Jan 28, 2020
HHSC IDs: Operation 1333781 · number 1693141
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2022	2	0	Records & paperwork (2)
2021	4	2	Staff background & training (2), Other (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 3, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jul 31, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 31, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jun 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jun 22, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 7, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 15, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Sep 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 28, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Oct 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Three out of six children files were missing medical health statements.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-18. Correction verified 2022-11-17.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 27, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  Three out of six children files were missing medical health statements.
  
  HHSC 747.603(a)(3) — Children's Records - Health Statement
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2022-11-18. Correction verified 2022-11-17.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 8, 2022 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Feb 4, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Feb 4, 2022 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Nov 18, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  There was a caregiver present and caring for a group of children without an eligible clear background check.The caregiver did not have a background check.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-11-18. Correction verified 2021-12-02.
- Other
  The four infants at the daycare did not have updated infant instructions for this month.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-29. Correction verified 2021-11-30.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 18, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training Serious
  There was a caregiver present and caring for a group of children without an eligible clear background check.The caregiver did not have a background check.
  
  HHSC 745.641 — AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2021-11-18. Correction verified 2021-12-02.
- Other
  The four infants at the daycare did not have updated infant instructions for this month.
  
  HHSC 747.2321(b) — Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-11-29. Correction verified 2021-11-30.
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 The Happy Corner, 1465 BEN PROCTOR DR, El Paso, TX 79936-7236 (operation ID 1333781, operation number 1693141), 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.