Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.67
- Local median
- 0.3
HAPPY TIMES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
755 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, Vista, CA 92084
- Facility:
- 376701248
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 39
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionJune 10, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 10, 2026
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for HAPPY TIMES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER from November 12, 2021 through June 10, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on October 15, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of October 21, 2025.
Supervision was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
Two later inspections, from April 8, 2026 through June 10, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
5 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 6 local median in 92084
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 11%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.2
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that staff wrapped their arms around a child to restrict the childs movement which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 21, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in several spiders webs were found on the outdoor play equipment which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 10, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Personnel Requirements (1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 staff had not completed a TB test which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 10, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 persons missing Mandated Reporter certificates in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (n) Furniture and equipment shall be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There was a container with scissors on top of a cabinet next to children's library area that were accessible to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 30, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(n) - 101239(n)
- Official code
- 101239(n)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (o) Playground equipment shall be securely anchored to the ground unless it is portable by design. (1) Equipment shall be maintained in a safe condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The wood jungle gym was splintering and needed to be treated. The roof/cover of play equipment was broken with jagged edges and a bicycle with ends of handlebars exposed, no rubber covering.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 30, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(o)(1) - 101239(o)(1)
- Official code
- 101239(o)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report