Happy Tots Montessori School
Happy Tots Montessori School is a licensed child care center in Harbor City, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Tots Montessori School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Tots Montessori School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Happy Tots Montessori School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Happy Tots Montessori School compare with other daycares in Harbor City?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Happy Tots Montessori School last inspected?
Aug 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Tots Montessori School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Tots Montessori School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Harbor City, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Tots Montessori School?
The licensee is Khan Family Daycare, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Karla Lopez.
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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 197493386 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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