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Marjorie Gonzales Happy Hearts

A licensed child care home in Waco, Texas 76706

3235 Cloverleaf Dr, Waco, Texas 76706. (254) 265-5836.

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The short answer

Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.

The last 24 months 16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. Every month

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?

16 deficiencies cited in the last three years

The middle of the 132 child care providers in McLennan County had 6.

10 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 7, 2026: no violation found.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

When those deficiencies happened

16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Medium High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.

16 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in Texas’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.

Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Mar 26, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies

  • Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns

    “The nutritional guidelines were not met for a breakfast meal.”

    Rule 747.3101(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 7, 2026.

  • Written Activity Plan - Outline Daily Activities

    “There was no written activity plan available for review.”

    Rule 747.2103(a)(2). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 2, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 7, 2026.

  • Written Activity Plan - No Long Waiting Periods

    “Children were observed to be made to sit after breakfast for an extended period of time buckled into feeding chairs. The children were removed from the chairs and allowed to move freely during the inspection.”

    Rule 747.2103(a)(4). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 7, 2026.

  • Rotated Menus Dated

    “Menus are required to be dated to ensure they are rotating and that proper nutrition is provided.”

    Rule 747.3113(3). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Apr 2, 2026. Correction verified: Apr 7, 2026.

Mar 12, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Diaper Changing Steps-Label Powders, Lotions with Name

    “There was one diaper cream observed to be unlabelled. The item was labeled during the inspection.”

    Rule 747.3301(5). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2026.

  • Diaper Changing Equipment - No Play or Eating Surfaces Used

    “A child was observed to have their diaper changed in the main play area of the home.”

    Rule 747.3303(b). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2026.

  • Screen Time Activities - Not Used for Under Two

    “Children ages 3 months to 2 years old were observed in a room where the tv screen was in use.”

    Rule 747.2105(a). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2026. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2026.

Apr 28, 2025: inspection1 deficiency

  • Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days

    “Four of four infants did not have parent signed infant feeding instructions available for review during the inspection.”

    Rule 747.2321(b). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: May 5, 2025. Correction verified: May 2, 2025.

Jun 20, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies

  • Emergency Lighting

    “There is no flashlights or emergency lighting available for emergency situations.”

    Rule 747.5015. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 24, 2024.

  • CO Detection System Type-Individual (UL) Listed Plug In, Hardwire, Battery

    “Carbon dioxide detector was not functioning properly.”

    Rule 747.5333(1). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Jun 27, 2024. Correction verified: Jun 24, 2024.

Mar 19, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home

    “Primary caregiver was with 10 children 4-infants, 6-18months and up.Assistan caregiver was not at operation. Assistant caregiver was contacted and arrived to get ratios into compliance.”

    Rule 747.1801. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 19, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2024.

  • Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants

    “Two babies 8 months of age were asleep and had blankets on them during the nap.”

    Rule 747.501(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 19, 2024.

  • Caregivers Required Annual Training-Required Topics without hour restriction

    “Caregiver was unable to show documentation of 19 hours of the require annual training.”

    Rule 747.1305(d). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 26, 2024.

Mar 12, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies

  • Child/Caregiver Ratio - Licensed Child Care Home

    “Caregiver was not at operation due to illness. Caregiver arrived to get ratios into compliance.”

    Rule 747.1801. Medium High, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 19, 2024.

  • Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup

    “Sleeping infant had a bottle of milk in porta crib.”

    Rule 747.2319(6). Medium High, by Texas’s label. Corrected during the inspection. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 12, 2024.

  • Caregivers Required Annual Training-Required Topics without hour restriction

    “Caregiver was able to show documentation of 5 of the required training hours for this year.”

    Rule 747.1305(d). Medium, by Texas’s label. Correction date, as Texas HHSC recorded it: Mar 26, 2024. Correction verified: Mar 19, 2024.

All 11 visits on record
Inspections, investigations and reports to the state
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 7, 2026InspectionNo violation found
Mar 26, 2026Inspection4 deficiencies cited
Mar 12, 2026Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Apr 28, 2025Inspection1 deficiency cited
Apr 17, 2025Report to the stateNo violation found
Jun 20, 2024Inspection2 deficiencies cited
Mar 26, 2024InspectionNo violation found
Mar 19, 2024Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Mar 12, 2024Inspection3 deficiencies cited
Apr 3, 2023InspectionNo violation found
May 18, 2022InspectionNo violation found

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed Child-Care Home, permit issued May 9, 2011.
  • Accepts state child care subsidies.
  • Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
  • Capacity: 12 children.
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Texas acted against it?

  • No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
  • 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were .
Source:

Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 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).
Source:

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 132 child care providers in McLennan County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 16.
Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.

12 of the 132 in McLennan County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceDeficiencies, 3 years
Marjorie Gonzales Happy Hearts This child care provider16
Little Rockets2
Waco Child Development Center14
Waco Child Development Infant5
Rr Learning Center23
This Little Piggy Academy9
Melanie Bowman3
Mary Turnage1
Caring for Kids1
Amber Pfeiffer12
Grow With Us Home Daycare3
Bells Hill YMCA of Central Texas1
Eoac Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center0

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 30, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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