Happy Time Preschool
Happy Time Preschool is a licensed child care center in Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #204 of 275 centers in Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
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Based on observation, an unsupervised child was in the restroom, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, children did not have access to water outside during playtime, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, LPA did not observe a LIC9221 for a child with medication, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, LPAs observed sleep mats to be torn on the edges with foam and batting exposed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Happy Time Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
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 May 7, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Happy Time Preschool compare with other daycares in Sacramento?
It is tied for #204 of 275 centers in Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% 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 $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 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 Delaney-wallace.
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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 343621079 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.