San Carlos · Licensed center
Happy Campers Preschool Daycare, INC.
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 122 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Jul 7, 2026Nothing cited
Jun 12, 20263 citations
CCR 101239(h)Type B
“(h) Based on the total licensed capacity, one toilet and one handwashing fixture shall be maintained for every 15 children or fraction thereof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by changing a child bathroom to a staff bathroom, thereby no longer meeting the toilet ratio of 1:15, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101239(h)
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing a preschool-age child to leave the napping area and enter the children's restroom without the supervision of a teacher, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
CCR 101212(c)Type B
“The licensee shall notify the Department in writing of his/her intent prior to making any structural changes that reduce the total amount of indoor or outdoor activity space. Such structural changes shall include, but not be limited to, room additions. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by changing the size of the infant outdoor play area without reporting changes to the Department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101212(c)
- Jun 10, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 9, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%
- 1 of 438%This center
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- July 7, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2025 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(h) Based on the total licensed capacity, one toilet and one handwashing fixture shall be maintained for every 15 children or fraction thereof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by changing a child bathroom to a staff bathroom, thereby no longer meeting the toilet ratio of 1:15, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· June 12, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Jun 2026 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · June 12, 2026
CCR 101239(h) · Type B
(h) Based on the total licensed capacity, one toilet and one handwashing fixture shall be maintained for every 15 children or fraction thereof. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by changing a child bathroom to a staff bathroom, thereby no longer meeting the toilet ratio of 1:15, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by allowing a preschool-age child to leave the napping area and enter the children's restroom without the supervision of a teacher, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101212(c) · Type B
The licensee shall notify the Department in writing of his/her intent prior to making any structural changes that reduce the total amount of indoor or outdoor activity space. Such structural changes shall include, but not be limited to, room additions. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by changing the size of the infant outdoor play area without reporting changes to the Department, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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A day here
- Outdoors
- Age-separated playgrounds with daily outdoor play, climbing structures, splash pad, and indoor gross motor room for bad weather
Who cares for your child
Audra Tsivika since 1996.
30 years · Bay Area median 16, among 29 that publish
Details
- Phone
- (650) 593-2005
- Address
- 1776 Laurel Street, San Carlos, 94070
- License
- 414005169
- Established
- 1996
- Siblings
- 10% off the price of the oldest child
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Sources and dates
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Who cares for your child
- Staff happycampers123.com
What it costs
- Sibling discount — Checked July 2026 happycampers123.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
A day here
- Outdoors — Checked July 2026 happycampers123.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 happycampers123.com
- Ages they serve — Checked July 2026 happycampers123.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 happycampers123.com
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.