Happy Hippopotamus Daycare Academy Of Spring Hill

Hours

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

• Infants
• Toddlers
• Preschool
• School age

Programs and features on the state record

• Licensed for 97 children
• Accepts child care assistance
• School-age care
• Before-school care
• Accredited
• Meals provided
• After-school care
• Snacks provided
• Drop-in care
• Part-time care
• Transportation to and from school
• Field trips

Location and nearby daycares

Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit

On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026

Operation number

1515842

Permit type

Licensed center

Licensed since

November 2013

Adverse action on record

No

Conditions on permit

No

Corrective action

No

Inspection history

9 inspections on record, most recent Nov 20, 2025. 5 of 12 visits and reports cited a standard. 2 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

• Nov 20, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
• Nov 18, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
• Sep 19, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
• Sep 5, 2025Inspection2 standards cited

  • 746.3701Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Safety - Areas Free From Hazards

    During the insepction a bottle of hand sanitizer and cans of air freshener were observed on the ground or within reach of children.

    Corrected Sep 5, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.2417(2)(B)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes

    During the inspection an infant was observed inside a restrictive device, rocker, for more than 15 minutes.

    Corrected Sep 5, 2025 · Technical assistance given

• Nov 8, 2024InspectionNo standards cited
• Sep 26, 2024Inspection3 standards cited

  • 746.609(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Low

    Update Admission Information - Procedure

    When reviewing children's records 6 of the 10 had not been updated in the past year.

    Corrected Oct 10, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.4135(c)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

    Children's Products-Posting of CPSC website

    The Children's Products Certification had not been updated since Nov. 2022. This was corrected at inpseciton when the operation completed the walkthrough and verified no products from the recall list were present at the center.

    Corrected Sep 26, 2024, at the inspection

  • 746.4503(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

    Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name

    The children's cots were not labeled in a way to denote whose cot was whose.

    Corrected Oct 3, 2024 · Technical assistance given

• Sep 24, 2024Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
• Nov 28, 2023InspectionNo standards cited
• Nov 8, 2023Inspection2 standards cited

  • 746.3407(9)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Floors, ceilings and Walls in Good Repair and Clean

    A portion of the wall was exposing drywall and was chipping paint in the infant classroom.

    Corrected Nov 22, 2023 · Technical assistance given

  • 746.5101(a)Texas HHSC risk level: High

    Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months

    A fire insepction had not been completed within the past 12 months, the last fire insepction was from September of 2022.

    Corrected Nov 20, 2023 · Technical assistance given

• Jan 20, 2023Assessment1 standard cited

  • 746.303(b)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium Low

    Report Number of Employees

    The operation did not complete the Employees Who Left Survey for 2022 in the required timeframe.

    Corrected Jan 23, 2023 · Technical assistance given

• Nov 18, 2022InspectionNo standards cited
• Dec 1, 2021Inspection2 standards cited

  • 746.1309(a)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

    Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required

    During the inspection the caregivers annual training was observed. Out of the 3 caregivers who required annual training none met the 24 hour requirement.

    Corrected Jan 3, 2022

  • 746.1301(6)(A)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

    Training Requirements for Directors 30- Annual Training

    During the inspection the directors training hours were observed. The required 30 hours were not available during the inspection.

    Corrected Jan 3, 2022

Cited standards by risk level

• Source: Texas HHSC, as of Aug 16, 2026
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