Happy Days Childcare and Preschool
Licensed Center in Amarillo, Texas. License #1720082, issued January 21, 2022.
- Address
- 4461 Ridgecrest Cir, Amarillo, TX 79109
- Phone
- (806) 670-1443
- Licensed capacity
- 148 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 28, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 5, 2026.
Where this is
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The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 4,920 standards at Happy Days Childcare and Preschool between November 22, 2021 and July 2, 2026 and recorded 6 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 4 | 479 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 433 | 1 |
| Personnel | 4 | 566 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 4 | 216 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 354 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Get well care | 4 | 108 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 178 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 450 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 286 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 4 | 271 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 166 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,891 of those standards. The remaining 29, including 4 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 36 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 2, 2026, and 6 citations.
- 1High
- 1Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 6. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High April 21, 2026 Correction verified May 12, 2026
746.3819: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
A food allergy plan did not have the doctor's signature.
- Medium April 21, 2026 Correction verified May 12, 2026
746.301(2): Notification of Change in Space
The operation added a class space and did not notify licensing before the change happened.
- High January 7, 2026 Correction verified January 20, 2026
745.621(a)(2): AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
A caregiver was present and working without an active background check submitted.
- Medium April 16, 2024 Correction verified May 21, 2024
746.2205(a)(4): Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods
Based on the information obtained there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that children are left in the bucket seats for prolonged periods of time without planned activities and opportunities to move freely in the room.
- Medium April 4, 2024 Correction verified May 3, 2024
746.1109(b)(3)(A): Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Enrolled in Child-care Career Program Approved by TEA/TEPSAC
An employee was hired and worked, without being enrolled in a child-care career program.
- Medium January 6, 2023 Correction verified January 9, 2023
746.901: Required Personnel Records
Out of 10 personnel records reviewed, five records were lacking photo identification in the file. Three of the staff had their photo id copied and added to their file at inspection. Nine records was lacking documentation of pre service and orientation training with signatures for the employee and trainer. Four records was lacking proof of educational qualifications.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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