Happy Days Children's Learning Center · 191b Harvey West Blvd, Preschool, Santa Cruz
Happy Days Children's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (1 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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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.
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.
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. 8 Director will also conduct training with staff.
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.
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.
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Complaint investigations
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Common questions
Does Happy Days Children's Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Happy Days Children's Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 2, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Days Children's Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Days Children's Learning Center compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?
It is #30 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Days Children's Learning Center last inspected?
Nov 20, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Days Children's Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Days Children's Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Santa Cruz, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Days Children's Learning Center?
The licensee is Happy Days Children's Learning Center, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Andrea Marc.
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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 444408744 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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