Happy Times Academy

Probably the worst family business I have ever been to. Since a lot of the workers there are family, they will stick together and try to get your child kicked out like one of the workers just told me this morning. She made herself look like a complete idiot by telling me that. Her name was either Isabel or Laura. She wanted to confront me about what I had said to the director but none of what the director had said to me. Why? Because all they care about is the money and not your concerns. You will be bringing your child home with diaper rashes and mosquito bites. They will act like they are listening to your concerns but in all actuality, they will not implement the changes they said they would do. They will give up and vote to get your child kicked out of the program. Yes, they will literally vote. I was told that this morning. I was never asked to have a family meeting. I was the one who had to ask. I was rarely ever told how good my son was because it was all negative bs from them. I don’t know how they were even able to get their license but they did. It’s not even a warm environment. It’s a huge tin shed that’s surrounded by an ugly chain link fence with barbed wire. The ‘now hiring’ sign has been out front since before my children even started going there along with a ‘summer special for karate’ that has been up since last summer. The floors inside cold and there is hardly ever anyone at the front desk when I enter in the morning and afternoon. I drop my son off in the morning to a woman who doesn’t even speak english, let alone know how to say his name. The teachers fail to let you know if your child has run out of something until you get a call later in the day that you need to bring formula because they have run out or your son has made a mess and he needs a change of clothes. One incident, my daughter had wet herself and I wasn’t told that she needed extra clothes. Middle of the day I get a call from the daycare saying that she has no more clothes, I needed to bring her clothes. When I got there she was laying in her bed in nothing but a diaper. Her skin was so cold that you could see all of her veins in her arms and legs. I asked why wasn’t she wrapped up in a blanket and they say they aren’t allowed to use blankets in the crib. I said then why didn’t you hold her in a blanket and they just told me that they had to take care of the other babies. All the other babies were on the floor doing tummy time so why couldn’t they hold my daughter and keep her warm??? This was the most ridiculous thing that I had ever seen. They also lost my daughters monthly feeding chart claiming they never received it. The chart shows how much they are supposed to be feeling her. They went though 1 whole can of formula in 3 days. My daughter eats 6 oz., 4 times a day at daycare and they want to tell me that they ran out in 3 days? A brand new unopened can? I asked them about this and the worker had told me that I need to tell the teachers what they are supposed to be feeding her but how am I supposed to do that when different teachers work different days and teachers who are supposed to be in a different room come to the infants room at random times? But of course the daycare will deny all of this to make themselves look perfect so they can make more money. They have no curriculum so the kids are running around with blocks. They might read a book or two but what are they learning from a book about an alligator? How big their mouth is? There is no system and no structure. The lady that had confronted me earlier this morning wanted to keep talking a bunch of nonsense about my son and how she was one of the people who had voted my son out of the daycare. I had asked her about a sticker reward chart that the director said they would do for my son since apparently they have no idea what to do with a child and she said that my son didn’t like it. What child doesn’t like stickers? That chart was up for a week maybe 2 then they took it down because she said his behavior wasn’t changing. She wasn’t able to explain anything else about it to me. They expect a 2 year olds behavior to change in less than 2 weeks. This is why this daycare is not worth it. Do not waste your money on this «academy». If I’m not mistaken, an academy has structure and discipline. An academy has a curriculum. This place has employees who make sure your child doesn’t die and that’s about it. I don’t know what positive things to say about this place except for the friendlies of some of the teachers. But as for the education level, I don’t think they should be teaching at a daycare that is supposed to be a Texas Ready facility. Not impressed with much. There is a reason why this daycare is so cheap, you get what you pay for.

This place is great! Always very clean!
Our 5-​month old loves it here. They sing songs, read books, do lots of tummy-​time group activities. They also have complied with every special request I’ve had for her, and they’re happy to! They’ve never complained, and they know the state guidelines/​recommendations forwards and backwards, and they’re all CPR-​certified. I really like that.
I trust them with her, and she enjoys her time there. They send home a chart every day that shows everything she did for that day. Staff is super-​friendly and attentive.
The price is reasonable, and location is super convenient for us. I highly recommend them for the infant section.

As a mother of 3 girls having moved and educated them from UK to Spain to USA over the past 17 years I have been extremely happy with this school for my littlest. Really lovely, nurturing ladies and my daughter absolutely loves it, most importantly. Very good value and flexible hours — no boxed not ticked and the best nursery I’ve come across having looked at many, several of which had long waiting lists and thankfully I got her in to Happy Times which she has had and continues to have!
P.S The person who wrote the other review is talking absolute rubbish!

My first issue is that incredibly rude people work there. Beyond that, I think there are serious health and safety concerns.
They will not share information with parents concerning whether lice have been found on any of the children. I understand that names cannot be given out, but i think it is reasonable for a parent who has found lice on a child to ask if there have been any other reported cases during the same time frame. Unless the problem becomes bad enough that this facility has to report it to the dept of health, their stated policy is not to inform other parents. Public schools send a letter when one child has lice. I am not sure what state of TX law is on this, but I find it strange that a day care facility is held to a lower standard than is a public school.
In my opinion, this facility also has woefully inadequate security. Before you put your child in there, go and watch the morning drop off. Parents let themselves in with a pass code and then hold the door for anyone walking in behind them. ANYBODY CAN WALK RIGHT IN. The parents were walking directly to the back with nobody who worked there monitoring who walked in and what access they had. At times nobody who worked there was even at the front desk. In this day and age that is truly frightening.
I would also check complaint records with the state on this, or any other day care, before enrolling.