Happy Now Daycare

1618 WYNN JOYCE RD, Garland, TX 75043 · Dallas County

8cited violations

1serious

11inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 29
Ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Director / administrator: Malena Perez
Phone: (469) 443-0455
Regulated since: Jul 18, 2023
HHSC IDs: Operation 1429785 · number 1760612
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Supervision & ratios 2
Safety & premises 3
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	2	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1)
2023	3	0	Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Records & paperwork (1)
2022	3	1	Safety & premises (2), Other (1)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Apr 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 30, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Mar 5, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
May 5, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The annual fire inspection is expired.
  
  HHSC 746.5101(b) — Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-06-02. Correction verified 2025-05-15.
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation has not conducted a fire drill since January 2025.
  
  HHSC 746.5205(1) — Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-16. Correction verified 2025-06-05.
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Jul 2, 2024 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 27, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation does not have a list of all the current employees.
  
  HHSC 746.401(9) — Posting Requirements - List entitled "Current Employees"--sized at least 81/2 X 11 inches, printed legibly, include employee first and last name
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium Low. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2023-12-27.
HHSC inspection history
Jun 22, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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May 4, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Records & paperwork
  The required admission records for one of the child in care was not available.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a) — Children's Records Maintained
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-05-11. Correction verified 2023-05-10.
- Illness & medication
  The immunization records for three of the children enrolled at the operation were not available.
  
  HHSC 746.603(a)(4) — Children's Records - Immunizations
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-05-11. Correction verified 2023-05-08.
HHSC inspection history
Mar 23, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Jan 17, 2023 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 29, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Safety & premises
  The broken concrete pieces and the nails observed along the side of the building must be removed or nailed back to the wall siding.
  
  HHSC 746.3407 — Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-05. Correction verified 2023-01-17.
- Safety & premises Serious
  A Pre-K classroom does not have a smoke detector.
  
  HHSC 746.5311(a) — Smoke-Detection System
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2023-01-05. Correction verified 2023-01-17.
- Other
  There is natural gas being used in the building and the center does not have a gas pipe test.
  
  HHSC 746.5401 — Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2023-01-05. Correction verified 2023-01-10.
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 Now Daycare, 1618 WYNN JOYCE RD, Garland, TX 75043-3266 (operation ID 1429785, operation number 1760612), 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.