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Happy Day Montessori School

1501 Washington Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 · Alameda County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Feb 6, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Happy Day Montessori School was a licensed child care center in Albany, CA, licensed for up to 22 children. Its license closed around February 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
2Type B citations
1Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 31, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 1, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. The children were allowed to be in a classroom that had water damaged. 1 The classroom has been repaired and carpet replaced. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with allowing children to be in a classroom that had water damaged which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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.
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023
Type BMar 1, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. The children didn't always have access to the bathroom which located downstairs. The children are only using the downstairs bathroom since moving back into their classroom. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with ensuring that children use the bathroom at all times when necessary which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons 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.
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedMar 1, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jan 23, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant - Facility grounds are in disrepair
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity22 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceSep 29, 2020
ClosedFeb 6, 2026
LicenseeFathima Fahidha Badurudeen
Last administratorFathima Fahidha Badurudeen
State facility #013423107

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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 013423107 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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