Happy Life Child Development Center
Licensed Center in Texarkana, Texas. License #1739881, issued December 19, 2022.
- Address
- 3700 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 223-0403
- Licensed capacity
- 88 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, 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 June 6, 2026. From the state's provider report of August 26, 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 7,270 standards at Happy Life Child Development Center between May 25, 2022 and August 19, 2026 and recorded 45 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 | 6 | 721 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 7 | 771 | 4 |
| Personnel | 7 | 1,036 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 8 | 432 | 0 |
| Activities | 8 | 276 | 1 |
| Infants | 8 | 708 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 7 | 154 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 7 | 127 | 0 |
| School-age | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Discipline | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Naptime | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 364 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 373 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 339 | 1 |
| Transportation | 5 | 215 | 0 |
The table adds up to 7,170 of those standards. The remaining 100, including 34 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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Tell me about new inspections
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State inspection record
HHSC records 41 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 19, 2026, and 45 citations.
2 of those visits began with Happy Life Child Development Center reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 21High
- 12Medium High
- 10Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 45. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 19, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
It was observed that there were eighteen children with one caregiver when arriving at the operation with a specific age group of two years old. This was corrected when another caregiver arrived to the classroom.
- Medium High August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 19, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
It was observed in the infant classroom there were two play yards that there were holes in the netting.
- Medium High August 12, 2026 Correction verified August 19, 2026
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
It was observed that one classroom had seven children present with children under 18 months who were more than 18 months in age difference. This was corrected when the group of children were spilt into two groups.
- Medium July 2, 2026 Correction verified July 23, 2026
746.4503(a): Individual Cot, Bed, or Mat for Each Walking Child Through 4 Years of Age
It was observed that two children were resting or napping on non napping equipment in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection when each of the children were provided with a nap mat or cot.
- Medium High July 1, 2026 Correction verified August 12, 2026
746.2803(4)(C): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Redirecting Behavior
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant based on information obtained. It was discovered that a caregiver was not using positive methods to redirect children due to their behaviors.
- Medium November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 24, 2025
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
It was observed that three children were resting or napping on couch in the classroom. This was corrected at inspection when each of the children were provided with a nap mat.
- Medium High November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 24, 2025
746.2909(4): Arrangement of Napping Equipment - Provides Access to Walkway
It was observed that the arrangement of children in the nap room did not allow for a walkway other than stepping over children and mats.
- High November 13, 2025 Correction verified November 17, 2025
745.8605: Recommend or impose an enforcement action
It was discovered that three of seven staff CPR/First Aid cards were falsified that were presented to licensing during inspection.
- High October 10, 2025 Correction verified November 13, 2025
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found deficient. A caregiver failed to supervise a group of children when the caregiver left 8 children, ages 19 months to 3 years old unsupervised in the classroom for approximately 2-3 minutes. In addition, during this time another caregiver was asked to supervise this class and instead remained in their own classroom which prevented this caregiver from having visual and auditory awareness of the ongoing activities in the classroom left unattended.
- High October 10, 2025 Correction verified November 13, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that the operation was notified children were left unattended and failed to report to Child Care Regulations.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
745.635(3): AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. As part of an investigation it was discovered that a caregiver whose presence at the operation is on a provisional basis and must never be left in charge of a group of children was working in a classroom alone with children and was in charge of a group of children. This was corrected as the staff is no longer employed at operation.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. The director failed to ensure that staff were following minimum standards in her absence from the center.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered that a group of six children between the ages of 3-8 were left alone for about 1-2 minutes and were able to open a door leading to the parking lot. A three-year-old was able to exit and was stand a few feet from door in the parking lot while the others remained in the gym.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. The operation failed to report to licensing that children were left unattended in the gym.
- High June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. Parents were not notified that their children were left unattended in the gym by staff and that a three old had exited the building and was in the parking lot.
- Medium June 20, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.701(5): Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Situations Placing Children at Risk
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. Incident reports were not available for the incident of six children ages 3-8 years old were left unattended and one child exiting the building to the parking lot.
- Medium High June 12, 2024 Correction verified June 21, 2024
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
It was observed during the walkthrough there were several plugs missing plug covers assessible to children. This was corrected at inspection when the director covered all the outlets missing plug covers.
- High June 12, 2024 Correction verified June 21, 2024
746.1205(a)(4): Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
It was observed that two children had left a classroom without staff's knowledge and were discovered by a parent and licensing in the hallway.
- Medium June 10, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.3601(3)(E): Illness Preventing Care - Symptoms of Possible Severe Illness
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. During the investigation it was discovered that the staff were not following their operational procedures.
- High June 10, 2024 Correction verified July 11, 2024
746.3703(d): No Smoking or Use of Tobacco Including E-Cigarettes or Vaporizers
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that two staff were vaping on the premises of the operation.
- High June 10, 2024 Correction verified August 21, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that a staff/volunteer was present at the operation and interacting with children prior to a background check being ran.
- Medium High February 22, 2024 Correction verified March 13, 2024
746.2419(6): Requirements for Feeding Infants - Label Bottles/Cups
It was observed that there were three bottles in the refigerator that were not label with the child's name to whom they belonged to. This was corrected when the caregiver labeled the bottles.
- High February 20, 2024 Correction verified March 13, 2024
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that staff were using blankets in cribs for children under 12 months of age.
- Medium February 20, 2024 Correction verified March 13, 2024
746.3805(d): Medication Records - Kept for 3 Months
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. It was discovered during the investigation that operation did not have medication records available for a child that counter medication had been administered to.
- Medium High February 20, 2024 Correction verified March 13, 2024
746.2431: Infant Daily Report - Share with Parent
This standard was reviewed as part of an investigation and found non-compliant. During the investigation it was discovered that infant daily reports shared with the parents did not have all components that are required.
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