Happa Baby School
Happa Baby School is a licensed child care center in Emeryville, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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Based on interview and record review, the facility did not treat C1 with dignity when S1 was observed to throw a sitting dot at C1 and harm C1, which poses a potential Health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected.
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Common questions
Has Happa Baby School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happa Baby School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Happa Baby School last inspected?
Nov 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happa Baby School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happa Baby School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Emeryville, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today), $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) and $798 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happa Baby School?
The licensee is Happa Baby School, and the administrator listed with the state is Carol Wong.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 013423776 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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