Happy Lion Day Care Center · Preschool, San Pablo
Happy Lion Day Care Center is a licensed child care center in San Pablo, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not 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 #4 of 10 centers in San Pablo and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as faucets used for drinking water and food preparation were not tested for Lead which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Happy Lion Day Care Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Lion Day Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Lion Day Care Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Lion Day Care Center compare with other daycares in San Pablo?
It is #4 of 10 centers in San Pablo 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 Lion Day Care Center last inspected?
Jun 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Lion Day Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Lion Day Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes San Pablo, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Lion Day Care Center?
The licensee is Wednesday Chavis, and the administrator listed with the state is Wednesday Chavis.
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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 073405685 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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