Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 1
- Local median
- 0.33
HAPPY DAYS CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER
191B HARVEY WEST BOULEVARD, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Facility:
- 444408744
- 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:
- 69
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionNovember 20, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 20, 2025
Summary
This summary covers five available inspections for HAPPY DAYS CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER from September 22, 2023 through November 20, 2025.
Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on March 7, 2024 and involved environmental health, with a due date of April 5, 2024.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
A later inspection showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether it was a formal follow-up.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 5
- Recorded violations
- 5
- Higher-concern violations
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
5 total inspections vs 3 local median in 95060
Compared to 15 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 40%
- Local median
- 0%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 80%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0
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
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No recorded violations in this report
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 observation and record review, 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.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 18, 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: Environmental health
- Report finding
- (a)(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in section 1596.76 that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the inital test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.16(a)(1)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- Personal Rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, there was an incident on 08/15/2023 involving S-1 and a violation of personal rights. There were no injuries obtained. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 3, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a) - 101223(a)
- Official code
- 101223(a)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, S-1 was present and fingerprints were only associated to #434417012, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 29, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101170(e)(2) - 101170(e)(2)
- Official code
- 101170(e)(2)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- Reporting Requirements. Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made to the Department by telephone or fax within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. In addition, a written report containing the information specified in (d)(2) below shall be submitted to the Department within seven days following the occurrence of such event. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record reviews, there was an incident involving a staff, which was not reported to Licensing. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by September 29, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(d) - 101212(d)
- Official code
- 101212(d)