Happy Time Education
Happy Time Education is a licensed child care center in Walnut Park, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 12 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 12). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2294 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Durnig record review LPA did not observe a match on water board Child Care Lead Samples report. Per licensee, the water has not been tested. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above and LPAs observed bucket of water underneath sink in accessible children's restroom. Per licensee, they use the bucket to collect the water from the sink until the pluber comes to fix the sink. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 staff did not renew their mandated reporter training. During record review LPAs did not observe a valid certificate in licnesee and staff 1's file. Per licensee, they did not do the training. which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations LPAs observed child #1 asleep in a high chair at 2:20 PM. This poses an immediate risk(s) to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, the childrens blankets are stored with the childrens cots stacked up on each other. The director did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation LPA observed pepto-bismol stored in the refrigerator used to store children's food, the director did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, LPA observed the hot water knobs were removed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review staff #1, #2 & #3 do not proof of influenza, the director did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 persons which posesa potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review staff #1, #2 and #3 took training in March of 2019 the director did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 24 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review staff #2 did not have proof of Health & Safety, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Time Education take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Time Education had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 29, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Happy Time Education compare with other daycares in Los Angeles County?
It is tied for #2294 of 2374 centers in Los Angeles County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Time Education last inspected?
Jun 25, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Happy Time Education cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Time Education for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Walnut Park, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Time Education?
The licensee is T.i.a.i., and the administrator listed with the state is Lourdez Muniz.
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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 198000044 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.