Happy Days School
Happy Days School is a licensed child care center in Garland, TX, licensed for up to 201 children and serving infants through school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 1985. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 10 times and investigated 6 reports. Inspectors recorded 1 citation, 1 of them high-risk. None of them came in the last 12 months. Its last 10 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 57 centers in Garland and better than 88% of licensed centers statewide.
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The caregiver did demonstrate good judgment when hitting a child in the head with a water bottle in a playful manner.
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Days School take infants?
Yes. Texas licenses it to care for infants through school-age children.
What are Happy Days School’s hours?
6 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does Happy Days School accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does Happy Days School cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Days School 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 Days School had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 1 high-risk citation since 2021. The most recent was on Sep 20, 2022: “Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does Happy Days School compare with other daycares in Garland?
It is tied for #16 of 57 centers in Garland by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 88% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was Happy Days School last inspected?
Sep 17, 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 301066 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.