Happy Minds Kids Academy · Infant Center, Mission Viejo
Happy Minds Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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.
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Based on observation and record reviewing today at 10:15 am, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not conducting the disaster drill at least every six months which poses a potential health, safety risk to persons in care. The last drill was logged as of 7/21/2021.
Based on observation and staff record reviewing today at 10:20 am, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 11 staffs' files which poses a potential health, safety to persons in care. Staff # 3, and 5 did not have any certificate and staff # 7 certificate expired on 1/6/2022.
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Minds Kids Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Happy Minds Kids Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
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 $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 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 304370772 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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