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Happy Time Preschool · 4518 47th Avenue, Infant Center, Sacramento

4518 47th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95824 · Sacramento County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Happy Time Preschool is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 4, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 21, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 4, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 4, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 9, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork2
Caregiver conduct1

Citations, newest first

Type BSep 21, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
interviews and record review, it was found that the child’s authorized representative 1 After the complaint investigation, the facility has conducted training to all staff on June 11, 2026, which includes the reporting requirements and procedures. The facility representative provided the staff sign in sheet for the attending the training. was not notified/informed about the child’s injuries. This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 30, 2026
Type AJun 4, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
as it was found that 1 Facility agreed to conduct all staff training about children handling, documentation of incidents and reporting to parents. Facility will provide the staff sign in sheet for the attending the training. there was a child in care, that received the injuries and had incidents. Facility staff did not have full information of cause of some of the incidents. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2026
Type BMay 9, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 5 files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 4, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Mar 30, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Day care child sustained unexplained injuries while in care due to staff neglect or abuse.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

How often are complaints about daycares in Sacramento County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity12 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 6, 2016
LicenseeMichelle Lucas
AdministratorGiselle Delayne-wallace
Phone(916) 422-6777
State facility #343621078

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Common questions

Does Happy Time Preschool take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Happy Time Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 4, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Happy Time Preschool?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Happy Time Preschool compare with other daycares in Sacramento?

It is tied for #193 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Happy Time Preschool last inspected?

Jun 4, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Happy Time Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Time Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Sacramento, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Happy Time Preschool?

The licensee is Michelle Lucas, and the administrator listed with the state is Giselle Delayne-wallace.

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 343621078 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.