Happy Now Daycare
Happy Now Daycare is a licensed child care center in Garland, TX, licensed for up to 29 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2023. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 1 report. Inspectors recorded 8 citations, 1 of them high-risk, most often for building & playground safety (4 of 8). None of them came in the last 12 months. 12% were corrected during the inspection itself. Its last 2 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #50 of 57 centers in Garland and better than 48% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
The operation has not conducted a fire drill since January 2025.
The annual fire inspection is expired.
The operation does not have a list of all the current employees.
The immunization records for three of the children enrolled at the operation were not available.
The required admission records for one of the child in care was not available.
There is natural gas being used in the building and the center does not have a gas pipe test.
The broken concrete pieces and the nails observed along the side of the building must be removed or nailed back to the wall siding.
A Pre-K classroom does not have a smoke detector.
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Now Daycare take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Happy Now Daycare’s hours?
7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Happy Now Daycare accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Happy Now Daycare cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Now Daycare for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the Greater Dallas area, which includes Garland, is $45.80 a day for infants, $44.00 a day for toddlers and $42.40 a day for 3-year-olds (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has Happy Now Daycare had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Dec 29, 2022: “Smoke-Detection System.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Happy Now Daycare compare with other daycares in Garland?
It is tied for #50 of 57 centers in Garland by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 48% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Happy Now Daycare last inspected?
Apr 2, 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 1760612 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.