Happy Start INC Dba Kid Connection Academy

2280 S BYPASS 35, Alvin, TX 77511 · Brazoria County

2cited violations

0serious

6inspections & investigations

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 161
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
Director / administrator: Vanessa Lindsay
Phone: (281) 331-0757
Regulated since: May 3, 2016
HHSC IDs: Operation 1227521 · number 1611718
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2022	1	0	Illness & medication (1)

Enforcement actions

Seen Oct 1, 2026 — Conditions on permit (HHSC operation record)

HHSC publishes these as current flags on the operation, not as dated actions. The date shown is when this site first saw the flag. The HHSC Child Care Search has the details.

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Feb 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Jan 26, 2026 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2024 Survey data from January 17, 2025, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2024 by January 15, 2025, as required.
  
  HHSC 746.303(b) — Report Number of Employees
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected 2026-01-29. Correction verified 2026-02-02.
HHSC inspection history
Feb 25, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 4, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 7, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Mar 7, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Illness & medication
  I observed a child's medication did not have the date the medication was brought into the operation on it. This was corrected when the director sent the medication home with the child. A photo was taken.
  
  HHSC 746.3805(b)(1) — Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2022-03-11. Correction verified 2022-03-08.
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 Start Inc DBA Kid Connection Academy, 2280 S BYPASS 35, Alvin, TX 77511-4614 (operation ID 1227521, operation number 1611718), 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.