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Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center

happyfacesbilingual.com

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 29 children.

What the state has found

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Licensing inspections

  • Mar 25, 20253 citations
    • 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh

      • “There was an individual present at the operation and in the classroom supervising children without a submitted background check. This was corrected at the inspection when the individual was asked to leave.”

        745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    • 746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions CurrentMedium High

      • “Out of the four children's files reviewed one did not have up to date immunizations or documentation of them.”

        746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current

    • 746.501(a)(6) - Written Operational Policies - Parental NotificationsMedium

      • “The operation did not have written policies on the following: parental notification and communication, preventing /responding to A/N/E, employee vaccinations, and gang-free zone.”

        746.501(a)(6) - Written Operational Policies - Parental Notifications

  • Jun 22, 20233 citations
    • 746.201(1) - Policies Comply with RulesHigh

      • “Operational policies did not comply with minimum standards.”

        746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules

    • 746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical AuthorizationHigh

      • “Two children did not have emergency medical facility information listed.”

        746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization

    • 746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required AffidavitMedium Low

      • “One staff member did not have an affidavit in their file.”

        746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit

  • Feb 25, 20221 citation
    • 746.303(b) - Report Number of EmployeesMedium Low

      • “A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required”

        746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees

  • Jul 29, 20211 citation
    • 746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection ReportMedium

      • “The last sanitation inspection for the operation is 10/21/2019.”

        746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
March 25, 2025
On file
4 visits since July 2021 — all of them cited findings
Most serious
High — There was an individual present at the operation and in the classroom supervising children without a submitted background check. This was corrected at the inspection when the individual was asked to leave. · March 25, 2025

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Mar 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · March 25, 2025

746.501(a)(6) - Written Operational Policies - Parental Notifications · Medium

The operation did not have written policies on the following: parental notification and communication, preventing /responding to A/N/E, employee vaccinations, and gang-free zone.

746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current · Medium High

Out of the four children's files reviewed one did not have up to date immunizations or documentation of them.

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High

There was an individual present at the operation and in the classroom supervising children without a submitted background check. This was corrected at the inspection when the individual was asked to leave.

State licensing record

Jun 2023 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · June 22, 2023

746.201(1) - Policies Comply with Rules · High

Operational policies did not comply with minimum standards.

746.605(12) - Required Admission Information - Emergency Medical Authorization · High

Two children did not have emergency medical facility information listed.

746.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit · Medium Low

One staff member did not have an affidavit in their file.

State licensing record

Feb 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · February 25, 2022

746.303(b) - Report Number of Employees · Medium Low

A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required

State licensing record

Jul 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 29, 2021

746.801(12) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection Report · Medium · No longer on the state’s site as of August 27, 2026

The last sanitation inspection for the operation is 10/21/2019.

State licensing record

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Details

Phone
(512) 903-0826
Address
1115 E Saint Johns Ave, Austin, 78752
License
823034

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

Details

Small means the smallest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 12 to 61 children. Medium is 62 to 153; large is 154 to 731.

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