Happy Octopus Early Education
Licensed Child-Care Home in Corpus Christi, Texas. License #1680859, issued May 13, 2019.
- Address
- 410 W Clark Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
- Phone
- (361) 877-5946
- Licensed capacity
- 12 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 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, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
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 December 12, 2025. From the state's provider report of July 11, 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 21 areas it checked 2,621 standards at Happy Octopus Early Education between September 13, 2022 and July 15, 2026 and recorded 11 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 21 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 281 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 273 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 387 | 1 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 95 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 233 | 1 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 2 | 88 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 220 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 156 | 2 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 86 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 2 | 138 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 104 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 78 | 0 |
The table adds up to 2,596 of those standards. The remaining 25, including 6 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 9 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on July 15, 2026, and 11 citations.
One of those visits began with Happy Octopus Early Education 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.
- 1High
- 7Medium High
- 3Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 30, 2026 Correction verified July 15, 2026
747.3203: Sanitation of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The daycare restroom toilet and sink had soil and grime buildup around the areas used by children. The trash can did not have a cover and its waste products were accessible to children.
- Medium High June 30, 2026 Correction verified July 15, 2026
747.5007(2): Emergency Evacuation and Relocation Diagram - Two Exits from Each Room
The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram was not marked to include the exit plans.
- Medium High June 30, 2026 Correction verified July 15, 2026
747.3703(a): Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
Documentation of vaccinations for the cat in the operation, was not available. The children have access to the cat.
- High June 30, 2026 Correction verified July 15, 2026
747.2315(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
A 7-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a play yard, and the infant was covered up to her waist with a blanket.
- Medium High July 2, 2025 Corrected at inspection
747.3501: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
There was a lighter on a shelf accessible to the children in care. Corrected at Inspection: The lighter was removed during the inspection.
- Medium July 2, 2025 Correction verified July 17, 2025
747.801(6): Records Maintained and Made Available - Pet Vaccinations
The vaccinations for two dogs were not available for review.
- Medium February 16, 2024 Correction verified March 21, 2024
747.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
The Incident Report was not signed by the parent.
- Medium High August 25, 2023 Correction verified August 28, 2023
747.3703(a): Animals at Center - Documentation of Vaccinations
All seven pets vaccinations have expired.
- Medium High August 25, 2023 Correction verified August 28, 2023
747.1313(a): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
First Aid /CPR expired for the Director.
- Medium September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 13, 2022
747.801(14): Records Maintained and Made Available - Proof of Liability Insurance
Provider did not have documentation of current liability insurance. The policy made available expired May 2022.
- Medium High September 13, 2022 Correction verified September 14, 2022
747.1314: Transportation Safety Training-Primary Caregiver and Employee Transporting
Primary caregiver and employee did not have documentation of 2hrs of annual transportation training.
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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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