Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care
Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care is a licensed child care center in Shingle Springs, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1986. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #3 of 6 centers in Shingle Springs and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observations LPA Martinez observed 4 out of 4 children LPA Martinez discussed and provided COVID-19 guidelines to the Director regarding masks for children and staff. The Director agreed to holding a staff meeting to discuss with staff the appropriate protocol for reminding and enforcing mask wearing with children while inside. The Director shall send this in no later than 11/19/21. in the 2 year old room playing without masks on at the same table inside the classroom. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Children are not required to wear masks.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care compare with other daycares in Shingle Springs?
It is #3 of 6 centers in Shingle Springs by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care last inspected?
Jul 1, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes Shingle Springs, was $964 a month for preschoolers (about $1,220 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Kids Preschool & Day Care?
The licensee is S & B, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Cindy Roberts.
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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 090309152 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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