Happy Trails Head Start
Happy Trails Head Start is a licensed child care center in Red Bluff, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 14 centers in Red Bluff and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the facility had 1 faucet, faucelt "I" with lead test results at or exceeding 5.5 ppb of lead in the water. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Trails Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Happy Trails Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Happy Trails Head Start compare with other daycares in Red Bluff?
It is #5 of 14 centers in Red Bluff by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Trails Head Start last inspected?
Jan 6, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Trails Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Trails Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Tehama County, which includes Red Bluff, was $681 a month for preschoolers (about $860 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Trails Head Start?
The licensee is Northern California Child Development, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Summer Shults.
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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 525401896 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.