Happy Trails Learning Center
Happy Trails Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Galt, CA, licensed for up to 6 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 5 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (1 of 5). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 3 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #497 of 541 centers in Sacramento County and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA obsrved 3/6 infants siged into the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
The facility reported a UIR to Licensing regarding an incident where a child was injured and diagnosed with nursemaid elbow. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when cribs had pads instead of mattresses with sheets that were not fitting and 2 mattresses that were foam, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a volunteer was providing care and supervision of children without a clear background check, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when staff files were not complete with transcripts and required documentation which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Happy Trails Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Happy Trails Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 28, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Happy Trails Learning Center compare with other daycares in Sacramento County?
It is tied for #497 of 541 centers in Sacramento County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Happy Trails Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 11, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Happy Trails Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Trails Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Galt, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Trails Learning Center?
The licensee is Happy Trails Learning Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Deborah Ochoa.
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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 344500595 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.