Happy Times Child Development Center is a family-owned preschool and childcare operator with campuses in Vista and Hemet that provides care for infants through school-age children and emphasizes a bilingual, play-based curriculum and family partnerships.
Happy Times Child Development Center operates multiple campuses in northern San Diego County and Riverside County and offers full-day childcare and early education for children from infancy through school-age. The program is described as family-owned and small-group–oriented, with an emphasis on close relationships between teachers, children, and families.
Instruction is described as play-based and research-informed, using The Creative Curriculum® and techniques for social-emotional learning. Bilingual staff provide instruction in English and Spanish, and Conscious Discipline® strategies are used to support emotional regulation and practical life skills.
In-house cooks prepare daily home-style meals and snacks at no extra cost; the centers participate in the CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program). Enrichment listed as part of the daily experience includes music, art, dance, STEAM activities, gardening, and gross-motor play.
Full-day infant care offered at the Vista campus that highlights safety measures (CPR-certified staff, keypad locks, fenced play areas), baby signing to support early communication, daily music and stories, and parent updates via the Brightwheel app.
Play-based preschool that uses The Creative Curriculum® and Conscious Discipline® to support early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional skills, and includes weekly STEAM, art, music, dance, and gardening activities.
After-school care for school-age children offering homework help, imaginative play and arts, outdoor play on large playgrounds, and healthy snacks and meals prepared on-site as part of CACFP participation.
Small-group toddler care with bilingual teachers, a play-based approach, daily music, art, and movement, and in-house prepared meals provided at no extra cost.
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