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The Live Oak location of Happy Days Children's Learning Center (720 17th Ave, Santa Cruz) is an early childhood center serving infants through pre-kindergarten, offering classroom-based care and early education in Santa Cruz's Live Oak neighborhood.
The Live Oak site of Happy Days Children’s Learning Center is a neighborhood early childhood facility that provides licensed, classroom-based care and early education for young children. The location is described as modeled on the program’s original Harvey West site and includes theme-based classrooms and outdoor play areas.
The program uses rotating monthly themes and lesson plans designed for age-appropriate development, with an emphasis on social skills, independence, early literacy and hands-on exploration. Staff use positive encouragement and a positive-discipline model that involves mutual problem-solving, choice-making, and consistent limits.
Meals provided on-site for toddlers and preschoolers are described as nut-free, trans-fat-free and vegetarian, with an effort to use organic ingredients; parents supply meals and snacks for infants. Daily cleaning with toxin-free products, temperature screening, designated drop-off/pick-up procedures, secured doors and camera monitoring are listed as part of the center’s health and safety practices.
The infant program supports babies with age-appropriate toys, books and music, emphasizes hands-on exploration and one-on-one interactions, and maintains activity logs for parents. The site notes a high teacher-to-child ratio and activities such as sensory play, beginning sign language and basic art.
Junior-preschool classes use monthly themes, circle time, art and creative play to build early social and learning skills as children prepare for more advanced preschool activities.
A short-entry preschool offering at the Live Oak site described as a Mini-Preschool, using theme-based lesson plans and hands-on projects to support early classroom skills.
Pre-kindergarten activities focus on foundational academic skills (ABCs, numbers and patterning), group learning routines and school-readiness through hands-on projects and structured circle time.
Preschool programming uses rotating monthly curricula in subjects such as science, math and language arts, and incorporates group circle time, theme projects, music and movement.
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Toddler programming focuses on active play, discovery, songs, art and creative movement to build problem-solving and communication skills; circle time and storytime are included as group and individual activities.
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