Happy Days Children's Learning Center · 720 17th Ave, Santa Cruz
Happy Days Children's Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 78 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 0 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 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.
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(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. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee shall ensure all plumbing fixtures remain in good repair and that adequate running water is available at all times. The Licensee shall develop and implement a written procedure for responding to water outages, Based on observations and interviews, the facility did not maintain the premises in good repair. The facility experienced periods of no running water, non flushing toilets, and insufficient water pressure on May 14, May 15, and May 22, 2026. A children's toilet was also found non operational for an extended period. These conditions impacted toileting, diapering, and required hand washing, posing a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 including communication to staff and parents and steps to maintain sanitation. The written plan shall be submitted to the Department by the
Complaint investigations
Licensee did not ensure that the facility was in good repair to ensure the health and safety of the children.
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Has Happy Days Children's Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Days Children's Learning Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
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 $1,678 a month for infants (about $2,120 today), $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) and $725 a month for school-age children (about $910 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, and the administrator listed with the state is Alejandrina Perez.
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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 444416886 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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