Happy Time Cooperative School
Happy Time Cooperative School is a licensed child care center in Pismo Beach, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 85 centers in San Luis Obispo County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Happy Time Cooperative School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Time Cooperative School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Happy Time Cooperative School compare with other daycares in San Luis Obispo County?
It is tied for #1 of 85 centers in San Luis Obispo County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Happy Time Cooperative School last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Time Cooperative School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Time Cooperative School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Luis Obispo County, which includes Pismo Beach, was $973 a month for preschoolers (about $1,230 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Time Cooperative School?
The licensee is Happy Time Nursery School, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Amy Turner.
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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 401700158 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.