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Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way

350 Dolores Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080 · San Mateo County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way is a licensed child care center in South San Francisco, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 0 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

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

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 13, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 8, 2026
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity56 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 17, 2025
LicenseeHappy Hall School
AdministratorMichelle Marquez
Phone(650) 588-0128
State facility #414005097

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Common questions

Has Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How much does Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes South San Francisco, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today), $1,619 a month for preschoolers (about $2,040 today) and $730 a month for school-age children (about $920 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Happy Hall Schools-dolores Way?

The licensee is Happy Hall School, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Marquez.

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 414005097 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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