The Happy Learning Center
Licensed Center in San Antonio, Texas. License #1524291, issued October 28, 2014.
- Address
- 7923 Donore Pl Apt 22, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 721-0591
- Licensed capacity
- 60 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:00 AM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- happylc.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Skill Classes, 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
No Texas Rising Star rating
Texas Rising Star is voluntary, and a program joins it by applying. It is tied to accepting child care scholarships, so most programs that are not in it never applied rather than failed. Roughly three in five licensed programs in Texas have no rating.
This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
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 5,960 standards at The Happy Learning Center between November 19, 2021 and October 5, 2026 and recorded 69 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 | 5 | 604 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 6 | 658 | 9 |
| Personnel | 4 | 594 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 8 | 432 | 2 |
| Activities | 5 | 172 | 0 |
| Infants | 5 | 444 | 3 |
| Toddlers | 5 | 110 | 1 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 5 | 93 | 0 |
| School-age | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 6 | 72 | 0 |
| Field trips | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 3 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 298 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 299 | 1 |
| Outdoor safety | 5 | 480 | 0 |
| Pools | 5 | 132 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 6 | 405 | 2 |
| Transportation | 6 | 264 | 3 |
The table adds up to 5,857 of those standards. The remaining 103, including 42 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.
What The Happy Learning Center says about itself
Happy Learning Center is dedicated to providing caring childcare and quality education to children in San Antonio, TX. Our classrooms are divided based on age and our teacher-student ratio is...
Quoted from happylc.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
Ask about an opening
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Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 43 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 4, 2026, and 69 citations.
2 of those visits began with The Happy Learning 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.
- 20High
- 34Medium High
- 13Medium
- 1Medium Low
- 1Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 69. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium September 29, 2026 Correction verified October 12, 2026
746.603(a)(2): Children's Records - Admission Information
One of the six children's files reviewed did not have a complete admission packet. The following information was missing: an address for the listed emergency contact , a physician-signed health statement (child was enrolled 8/1/25), and an updated immunization record.
- Medium High September 29, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
Several of the documented fire drills exceed the three-minute maximum evacuation time. Noted: This was corrected during the inspection when a fire drill was conducted and completed in two minutes and eight seconds.
- Medium High June 29, 2026 Correction verified July 13, 2026
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Two caregivers were observed utilizing their cell phones while their classes were on the playground.
- High March 30, 2026 Correction verified May 20, 2026
746.2805: Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a caregiver used inappropriate discipline by striking a child's hand as redirection.
- High March 24, 2026 Correction verified April 2, 2026
746.2401(6): Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
During the walkthrough, an infant was observed sleeping with a bib on. Note: The bib was removed immediately
- Medium March 24, 2026 Correction verified April 1, 2026
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
At the time of inspection, one out of the six children's files did not have a Physician's Health Statement for review.
- High March 24, 2026 Correction verified April 2, 2026
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
During the walkthrough, a caregiver stated there were nineteen children in care when there were twenty. Note: this was corrected when the children were recounted
- High February 4, 2026 Correction verified February 10, 2026
745.247: Franchise Tax Delinquent
The permit holder failed to notify CCR that a written notice from a governmental entity indicating that the holder's corporate privileges are forfeited and/or in danger of forfeiture.
- Medium January 26, 2026 Correction verified March 6, 2026
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
Two children do not have a physician's health statement signed by a doctor.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(1): Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered
During the inspection, there were multiple plugs missing covers in the classrooms. NOTE: this was corrected at inspection when outlet covers were placed on the plugs.
- Medium January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 26, 2026
746.611(a)(3): Health Statement parent sign - Dated within past yr, name/address health care professional, states child can participate. Follow by signed statement
Three out of the six children's files reviewed did not have a statement of health from a physician.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.1203(3)(A): Administrative and clerical duties that take caregiver's attention away from children
At the time of the inspection, a caregiver was observed using a cell phone to print labels. Another caregiver was sending text messages about children's arrivals throughout the morning, instead of signing children in.
- High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.1003(1): Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
The center's director left the operation to run errands, leaving a caregiver alone with 23 children, including an infant.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 7, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
One of the caregivers did not have first aid training at the time of inspection.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
One caregiver was supervising 23 children. The specified age for the group was three years old meaning the caregiver could only have 15 at one time.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 23, 2026
746.613(b): Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
At the time of inspection, two out of the six children's files reviewed did not have current immunization records for review.
- High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 7, 2026
746.605(7): Required Admission Information - Release Information
One out of the six children's files reviewed did not have complete information for authorized pick up persons.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.2409(a)(2): Safety Requirements for Cribs - Snug Fitting Sheets
During the inspection, the sheets on the infant cribs were too small for the mattresses, causing the mattresses to fold over on themselves.
- High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
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
During the walkthrough, multiple children were observed climbing on tables, bookshelves, blocks, and playing in the restroom.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
Caregiver had 23 children in care, ranging from 17 months to 10 years of age. The difference in age between the youngest and oldest was greater than 18 months.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified March 3, 2026
746.1301(a)(2)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
At the time of the inspection, two out of the six staff files reviewed did not have pre-service training for review.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.1315(b)(1): CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
Six out of the six staff member files showed that they had only the online portion of the CPR certification.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.605(6): Required Admission Information - Emergency Contact
Two out of the six children's files reviewed did not have complete emergency contact information.
- Medium High January 6, 2026 Correction verified March 4, 2026
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
At the time of the inspection the previous year's training records were not available for five of the six staff files reviewed.
- Medium January 6, 2026 Correction verified January 21, 2026
746.605(10): Required Admission Information - Physician Information
One out of six children did not have the health care information listed in their file.
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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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