Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center
Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center is a licensed child care center in Austin, TX, licensed for up to 29 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2002. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 6 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 7 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (3 of 7). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #336 of 427 centers in Austin and better than 28% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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.
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.
Out of the four children's files reviewed one did not have up to date immunizations or documentation of them.
Operational policies did not comply with minimum standards.
One staff member did not have an affidavit in their file.
Two children did not have emergency medical facility information listed.
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
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center’s hours?
6:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Capital Area, which includes Austin, is $53.60 a day for infants, $51.60 a day for toddlers and $49.80 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Mar 25, 2025: “AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center compare with other daycares in Austin?
It is tied for #336 of 427 centers in Austin by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 28% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Happy Faces Bilingual Child Care Center last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 823034 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.