Happy Feet Children's Center
Happy Feet Children's Center is a licensed child care center in San Luis Obispo, CA, licensed for up to 24 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 once and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). All 3 came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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101216 Personnel Requirements (g) All personnel, including the licensee, administrator and volunteers, shall be in good health... (2) Each person specified in (g) above shall have a health-screening report... This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Licensee to correct deficiency by maintaining health screen reports, which includes valid TB clearances, in staff records. Licensee to submit health screening reports for Staff 1, Staff 3, and Staff 4 and TB results for Staff 1 and Staff 3 to LPA Billones via email provided no later than 5/22/2026. Based on staff records review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 staff records reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risks to children in care. Staff 1, Staff 3, and Staff 4 records did not have a valid health screening report. 8
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 staff files reviewed, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA notes one staff (S4) did not have a criminal record clearance nor an association to the facility. S4 was not listed on the Guardian roster as of 11/10/2025.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 5 children's records reviewed, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. C2 and C4 did not have a current infants needs and services plan.
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Has Happy Feet Children's Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 10, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Feet Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Happy Feet Children's Center last inspected?
Nov 10, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Happy Feet Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Feet Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes San Luis Obispo, was $1,407 a month for infants (about $1,780 today), $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) and $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Feet Children's Center?
The licensee is Melinda Ruth Guzman, and the administrator listed with the state is Christina Coffee.
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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 406217204 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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