Happy Trails Learning Center
A licensed child care center in Liberty Hill, Texas 78642
14865 W State Highway 29, Liberty Hill, Texas 78642. (512) 515-0555.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas Workforce Commission on Nov 2, 2026.
- 11 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Williamson County: 3
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 18 inspections on record
- 3-Star Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 467 child care providers in Williamson County had 3.
18 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 31, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 26, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Aug 26, 2025
Rated High by Texas: AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited, at the report to the state on May 7, 2025
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
11 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 31, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Measurement of Use Zone for Rotating and Rocking Equipment (Sitting)
“The use zone for any outdoor play rocking equipment has to have at least six feet around the perimeter to ensure child safety. Discussed with the director the rocking equipment fell short by 2 feet.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Discussed with the director the loose-fill around the play equipment outside needs to be at least six inches deep. Upon measuring the loose-fill material measured approximately 3 inches deep.”
Aug 26, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“A child was left unattended in a classroom.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation did not report a child being left in a classroom unattended.”
May 7, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“During a DFPS investigation, there was sufficient evidence to support that a caregiver abused a child in care.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“A caregiver roughly grabbed and picked up a child by their wrist.”
Apr 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The annual sanitation inspection for the operation had not been completed since 11/15/2023. The director emailed the county requesting that a sanitation inspection be schedule and stated that she has been in contact with them via phone call.”
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“The loose fill on both playground did not measure to the required 6 inches.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Four children did not have current immunization records.”
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Children’s Records - Health Statement
“2 children did not have a physician statement stating the children were able to attend care.”
Jun 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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CPR Training and Recertification Adhere to Guidelines-skill based
“One caregiver did not have CPR training that includes hands-on skill-based instruction.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Dec 22, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of Drills
“It was observed that the last fire drill completed by the operation was 08/09/2022.”
All 23 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 7, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 1, 2007.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 140 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 5 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Texas Rising Star: 3-Star (the middle of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Williamson County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 11.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Happy Trails Learning Center This child care provider | 11 |
| Hilltop Childrens Center | 6 |
| Courage Cheer and Dance United | 10 |
| Mrs. Amys Adventures | 14 |
| Sunshine Place Learning Center | 0 |
| Little Heroes Preschool | 1 |
| Lisa’s Country Preschool | 5 |
| Santa Rita YMCA of Central Texas | 1 |
| Kids R Kids #77 | 8 |
| San Gabriel YMCA of Central Texas | 0 |
| Tierra Rosa YMCA of Central Texas | 5 |
| Raychal Weis | Not given |
| Suelen Rogers | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 31, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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