Happy Times Child Development Center · Preschool, Hemet
Happy Times Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Hemet, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 24 centers in Hemet and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, S2 was not associated to the facility prior to employment, therefor the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 staff 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 in the playground structures and equipment need to be power washed and spider webs removed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Happy Times Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Times Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Happy Times Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Times Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Hemet?
It is #14 of 24 centers in Hemet by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Times Child Development Center last inspected?
Jun 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Happy Times Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Times Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Riverside County, which includes Hemet, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Times Child Development Center?
The licensee is Sauceda, Maria & Sergio, and the administrator listed with the state is Brenda Garcia.
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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 336300707 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.