Happy Hearts Daycare
Licensed Center in Brownsville, Texas. License #1807321, issued May 28, 2025.
- Address
- 4115 N Expressway # 83, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 551-2844
- Licensed capacity
- 49 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-07:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Part Time Care, Weekend Care.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-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 October 1, 2026.
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 2,651 standards at Happy Hearts Daycare between December 20, 2024 and May 6, 2026 and recorded 12 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 | 2 | 247 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 2 | 223 | 1 |
| Personnel | 2 | 315 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 2 | 72 | 0 |
| Infants | 2 | 180 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 134 | 2 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 2 |
The table adds up to 2,635 of those standards. The remaining 16, including 7 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 10 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 13, 2026, and 12 citations.
- 4High
- 4Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 12. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 6, 2026
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The most recent fire inspection was conducted on 11/20/2024.
- Medium High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.4811(a): Measurement of Use Zone for Bucket Swings - in Front and Rear
The bucket swings did not have the use zone from front to rear at the time of inspection. The equipment will not be used until the use zone has been added.
- Medium High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 4, 2026
746.4901(a): Active Play Surfacing In Use Zones - Loose Fill or Unitary Surfacing
Observed a climbing dome in the outdoor playground without any surfacing at the time of inspection. The equipment will not be used until the surfacing is added.
- Medium April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 6, 2026
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The operation did not have the documentation of drills available for review at the time of inspection.
- Medium High April 24, 2026 Correction verified May 5, 2026
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The most recent helath inspection was conducted on 11/27/2024.
- Medium April 29, 2025 Correction verified May 6, 2025
746.603(a)(3): Children's Records - Health Statement
5 children's files were evaluated and 2 did not have the health statement on file at the time of inspection.
- High April 29, 2025 Correction verified May 6, 2025
746.5617(a)(5): Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Vehicles used for transportation does not have a fire extinguisher.
- High April 29, 2025 Correction verified May 6, 2025
746.5617(a)(6): Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Both transportation vehilces do not have a first aid kit in the vehicle at the time of inspection.
- Medium High April 29, 2025 Correction verified May 6, 2025
746.2803(2): Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
Observed caregiver discipline a child inappropriately by placing the child in the playplen for misbehaving.
- Medium March 17, 2025 Corrected at inspection
745.651(2)(A): Background Check Validation - Every 3 months each operation, other than a licensed, registered, or listed home, must validate current list
Background check was not validated. CORRECTED AT INSPECTION as validation was completed at the time of inspection.
- High December 20, 2024 Correction verified December 23, 2024
HRC42.041(a): Illegal Operation - Not Licensed
The operation had 18 children enrolled and in care at the time of the application inspection. The daycare has been caring for children since December 2, 2024.
- Medium December 20, 2024 Correction verified December 23, 2024
746.501(a)(1): Written Operational Policies - Operating Times
Changes need to be made to the operational policies. Emergency preparedness plan, outdoor activities, sunscreen/ insect repellant administration, release procedures, transportation, medical emergency procedures, abuse/neglect inforamation, hearing and vision requirements, special needs care, and enrollment procedures need to be reviewed.
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About this record
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