Happy Times Child Development Center · Infant Center, Vista
Happy Times Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #48 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 persons missing physical exam on file which poses/posed 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 3 out of 4 persons missing Mandated Reporter certificate in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 persons missing needs and services plans in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observed there to be six cribs sheets in sleeping room were not tightly fitted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observed and took photos of three cribs with blankets layered on the side, one crib had an infant sleeping while blanket was layered behind the crib. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Happy Times Child Development Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Happy Times Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 25, 2022, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Happy Times Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #48 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Times Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 15, 2025. No citations were issued 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 San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 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 Belen Esteban.
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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 376701276 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.