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Happy Feet Children's Center

660-a Clarion Court, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 · San Luis Obispo County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

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.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 of 1 Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 10, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Sep 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation May 8, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation found Nov 10, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 13, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 1
Background checks 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B May 8, 2026 Case management visit (deficiencies) Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
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
Plan of correction due May 22, 2026
Type A Nov 10, 2025 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 11, 2025
Type B Nov 10, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Nov 24, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 29, 2025 Complaint investigation received Mar 20, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Oct 17, 2024
Licensee Melinda Ruth Guzman
Administrator Christina Coffee
Phone (805) 458-1884
State facility # 406217204
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Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

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.

Licensed centers nearby

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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