Happy Hall Schools-ortega

1283 Terra Nova Blvd., Pacifica, CA 94044 · San Mateo County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Happy Hall Schools-ortega is a licensed child care center in Pacifica, CA, licensed for up to 121 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. 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 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity121 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 12, 2025

LicenseeHappy Hall School

AdministratorBrigette Gauthier

Phone(650) 355-5026

State facility #414005102

Common questions

Has Happy Hall Schools-ortega had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Happy Hall Schools-ortega cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Hall Schools-ortega for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes Pacifica, 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-ortega?

The licensee is Happy Hall School, and the administrator listed with the state is Brigette Gauthier.

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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 414005102 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.