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Happy Preschool

2316 Carmona Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90016 · Los Angeles County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Happy Preschool is a licensed child care center in Los Angeles, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 7). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1Type A citations
6Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 19, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 31, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 19, 2024 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork4
Supervision1
Training & qualifications1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 31, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on LPAs’ observations, the facility failed to provide proper care and supervision to children in care. LPAs observed multiple instances in which children were left unattended in various areas of the facility, including outdoors, the children's restroom, and during nap time. Lack of visual supervision poses an immediate health and safety risk to children. 8 completing head counts during transitions, and ensuring staff presence in all areas where children are located. The licensee will submit a written statement confirming completion of staff training, implementation of the new supervision plan, and steps taken to prevent recurrence of inadequate supervision by the
Plan of correction due Sep 1, 2026
Type BAug 31, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(g)
Based on record review and interview with relevant Licensee the facility did not comply with the section cited above; The licensee failed to retain children’s records for the required minimum of three years after disenrollment, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 The licensee will review Section 101221(g) in full to ensure understanding of the required documentation for both currently enrolled and previously enrolled children, and will submit a written summary of this understanding. Additionally, the licensee will update the current roster and submit it to the LPA via email by the
Plan of correction due Sep 14, 2026
Type BAug 31, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: 7 out of 12 current children’s files were missing the LIC 627 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment form, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 The licensee will submit a written statement confirming completion of the LIC 627 forms and verification of updated files to the LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Sep 14, 2026
Type BAug 31, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: two children currently enrolled did not have files available for review, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 The licensee will submit a written statement confirming completion of the two missing files and verification that all children’s files are now available and complete to LPA via email by
Plan of correction due Sep 14, 2026
Type BDec 19, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Licensee and staff did not have Mandated Reporter on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 6, 2025
Type BDec 19, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 7 out of 10 children are missing medical assessments from their files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 6, 2025
Type BDec 19, 2024InspectionRecords & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 10 children did not have LIC 627 Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment in the files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 6, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 20, 2013
LicenseeNidia Jurado
AdministratorNidia Jurado
Phone(323) 301-8766
State facility #197418089

Common questions

Does Happy Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Happy Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 31, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

When was Happy Preschool last inspected?

Dec 19, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Happy Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Los Angeles, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Happy Preschool?

The licensee is Nidia Jurado, and the administrator listed with the state is Nidia Jurado.

Licensed centers nearby

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 197418089 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.