Happy Kids Child Care

2575 HIPP AVE, Brownsville, TX 78521 · Cameron County

18cited violations

2serious

14inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 61
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:30 AM-07:00 PM
Director / administrator: Cynthia De La Rosa
Phone: (956) 541-2468
Regulated since: May 5, 2010
HHSC IDs: Operation 483888 · number 1000646
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 8
Staff background & training 4
Records & paperwork 2
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Staff background & training (2)
2023	8	2	Supervision & ratios (2), Safety & premises (4), Records & paperwork (2)
2022	4	0	Safety & premises (2), Other (2)
2021	4	0	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Jul 16, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Jul 16, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 18, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  1 of 4 files reviewed does not include current CPR/FA certificaiton. The employee has been employed more than 90 days.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-12. Correction verified 2025-08-27.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 18, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  1 of 4 files reviewed does not include current CPR/FA certificaiton. The employee has been employed more than 90 days.
  
  HHSC 746.1301(a)(4)(A) — Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-09-12. Correction verified 2025-08-27.
HHSC inspection history
Aug 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Aug 26, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 26, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 12, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Three of four files reviewed did not include the acknowledgment of operational policies being provided.
  
  HHSC 746.503 — Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-09-22.
- Safety & premises
  The documentation of emergency drills was not available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-22.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The center has purchased a 15 passanger van. It has not been equipped with a child safety alarm.
  
  HHSC 746.5625(a) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-10-26.
- Records & paperwork
  One of four files was missing an affidavit of employment.
  
  HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-09-18. Correction verified 2023-10-26.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 12, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  Three of four files reviewed did not include the acknowledgment of operational policies being provided.
  
  HHSC 746.503 — Provide Parents With Copy of Policies
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-22. Correction verified 2023-09-22.
- Safety & premises
  The documentation of emergency drills was not available for review.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-09-22.
- Safety & premises Serious
  The center has purchased a 15 passanger van. It has not been equipped with a child safety alarm.
  
  HHSC 746.5625(a) — Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-09-29. Correction verified 2023-10-26.
- Records & paperwork
  One of four files was missing an affidavit of employment.
  
  HHSC 746.901(4) — Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2023-09-18. Correction verified 2023-10-26.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 10, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Correction to the health inspection has not been completed. Broken tile has not been repaired.
  
  HHSC 746.3405 — Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
- Safety & premises
  Observed 2 air condition units in the outdoor playground without safeguards accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(3) — Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 10, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  Correction to the health inspection has not been completed. Broken tile has not been repaired.
  
  HHSC 746.3405 — Corrections Made to Annual Sanitation Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
- Safety & premises
  Observed 2 air condition units in the outdoor playground without safeguards accessible to the children at the time of inspection.
  
  HHSC 746.3701(3) — Safety - Air Conditioners, Fans, Heaters Safeguarded
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-10-14. Correction verified 2022-10-14.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 29, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The fire drills have not been documented.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-17. Correction verified 2021-12-14.
- Staff background & training
  The staff files were missing training hours for their most recent training year.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-31. Correction verified 2021-12-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 29, 2021 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The fire drills have not been documented.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(4) — Documentation of Drills
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-17. Correction verified 2021-12-14.
- Staff background & training
  The staff files were missing training hours for their most recent training year.
  
  HHSC 746.901(5) — Required Personnel Records- Training Hours
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2021-12-31. Correction verified 2021-12-21.
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 Kids Child Care, 2575 HIPP AVE, Brownsville, TX 78521-2329 (operation ID 483888, operation number 1000646), 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]

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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.