Joyful Care Daycare
Licensed Child-Care Home in Houston, Texas. License #1728779, issued September 23, 2022.
- Address
- 18634 Desert Marigold Dr, Houston, TX 77073
- Phone
- (832) 519-5478
- Licensed capacity
- 9 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-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 September 21, 2026.
Where this is
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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 4,947 standards at Joyful Care Daycare between February 10, 2022 and August 6, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 5 | 471 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 5 | 459 | 2 |
| Personnel | 5 | 645 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 155 | 0 |
| Activities | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Infants | 4 | 305 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 100 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 95 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 5 | 80 | 0 |
| Nutrition | 4 | 174 | 0 |
| Health practices | 5 | 548 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 5 | 369 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 5 | 207 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety and equipment | 6 | 414 | 0 |
| Swimming pools | 5 | 121 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 260 | 0 |
| Transportation | 5 | 157 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,928 of those standards. The remaining 19, including 5 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 11 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 6, 2026, and 8 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 2Medium
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Low August 15, 2025 Correction verified August 15, 2025
74 7.1327(c)(1)(A): Documentation of Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Includes Trainer information
The CPR and first aid certificate reviewed expired on 03/2025.
- Medium High March 8, 2023 Correction verified March 13, 2023
747.1313(a): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training - Primary, Assistant, and Substitute Caregivers
Current CPR first aid license could not be observed. Cpr Ex 12/2022
- Medium High March 8, 2023 Correction verified March 13, 2023
747.1313(b): Pediatric First-Aid and Pediatric CPR Training -skill based and hands on
Current CPR first aid license could not be observed. Cpr Ex 12/2022
- Medium High April 12, 2022 Correction verified April 27, 2022
747.3605(b)(1): Administering Medication - Original Container with Child's Name, Date
One child's epi-pen was not observed in its original container. The epi-pen was shown without any name, date of issuance, and/or an expiration date.
- Medium April 12, 2022 Correction verified April 12, 2022
747.605(11): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
Three out of five children records did not contain the physician's information. The files did not include the name, address or telephone number of physician for contact in case of an emergency.
- Medium April 12, 2022 Correction verified April 12, 2022
747.605(10): Required Admission Information - Water Activity Permission
Two out of five children records did not contain consent for water activity. The area on the enrollment form was left blank.
- Medium High February 10, 2022 Correction verified March 8, 2022
747.3619: Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
One child enrollment specified a diagnosed allergy. The child's file/record did not contain an food allergy emergency plan, which specifies how to properly care for/treat the child's needs in case of an emergency.
- High February 10, 2022 Correction verified March 4, 2022
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
There were two individuals in the home without an active background check. While the primary caregiver was not observed in care initially, the individuals present did not have a active background check.
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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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