Happy Hearts Children's Center · Infant Center, Porterville

111 N. Villa, Porterville, CA 93257 · Tulare County

Infant center

Happy Hearts Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Porterville, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most

Tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville

1 Type A citations

2 Type B citations

4 Inspections

0 Complaints investigated

3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 10, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2

Supervision 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Feb 10, 2026 Inspection Training & qualifications

Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)(A)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed four staff supervising infants without three infant units which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Feb 10, 2026

Type A Dec 20, 2024 Inspection Supervision

Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)

Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that infants under 12 months of age were not sleeping in a safe environment and not placed on their backs for sleeping. Infants were observed sleeping on their sides in nursing pillows on the floor. Both infants did not have the LIC 9227 Infant Sleeping Plan completed indicating that they are capable of rolling over in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Dec 23, 2024

Type B Dec 7, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Dec 18, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 22 children

License type Infant center

License status Licensed

Licensed since Feb 19, 2002

Licensee Holly Christine Oliveira

Administrator Holly Oliveira

Phone (559) 788-0483

State facility # 543801872

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Common questions

Does Happy Hearts Children's Center take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Happy Hearts Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 20, 2024, for care and supervision of infants. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Happy Hearts Children's Center compare with other daycares in Porterville?

It is tied for #17 of 21 centers in Porterville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Happy Hearts Children's Center last inspected?

Feb 10, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Happy Hearts Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Hearts Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tulare County, which includes Porterville, was $1,198 a month for infants (about $1,510 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Happy Hearts Children's Center?

The licensee is Holly Christine Oliveira, and the administrator listed with the state is Holly Oliveira.

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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 543801872 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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