Happy Minds Kids Academy · Preschool, Mission Viejo
Happy Minds Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 116 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #13 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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101223(a)(2) Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful, and comfortable accommodations, furnishings, and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met evidence by: 1 The director stated that a meeting and advice session with S1 had already taken place, discussing additional techniques for handling various situations. The director also mentioned that there will be a staff meeting to review the children's individual needs, and the minutes of the meeting, a proof of attendance to LPA by
Based on observation and record reviewing at 12:30 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care. The last drill was logged as of 7/21/2021.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled child roughly.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Minds Kids Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Minds Kids Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Minds Kids Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Minds Kids Academy compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #13 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo 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 Minds Kids Academy last inspected?
Apr 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Minds Kids Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Minds Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Orange County, which includes Mission Viejo, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Minds Kids Academy?
The licensee is Happy Minds Kids Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Fashana Afaz.
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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 304370771 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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