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Happy Campers Preschool Daycare, INC.

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

1776 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070

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Licensing & safety record

✓ Clean licensing record

No citations or complaint visits on file with state licensing as of 2025-09-29. Last licensing visit: 8/14/2025 (1 total).

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Happy Campers is a family-owned preschool and daycare center serving San Carlos and Belmont, CA since 1996, offering play-based, whole-child education. The center features indoor and outdoor play spaces, brand-new facilities, and has been recognized as "Best of the Peninsula" in 2025.

Philosophy
A play-based, whole-child approach that sparks a love of discovery through active discovery, playful games, and hands-on activities, with loving educators creating a nurturing, inspiring environment that meets each child where they are to support growth and development academically, socially, and emotionally.
Ages served
3 months - 6 years (Infants 3-24 months, Preschool 2-4 years, Pre-K 4-5 years, After Pre-K/Kinder Care 6 years)
Outdoor
Huge playground designed for age groups with a splash pad for summer; gross motor skills gym with obstacle courses, games, and balls indoors

Programs

  • •Infants
  • •Preschool
  • •Pre-K
  • •After Pre-K/Kinder Care

Highlights

  • ✓Voted "The Best of the Peninsula" 2025 by Peninsula News Readers' Choice Awards
  • ✓NAEYC membership
  • ✓Family-owned with early education expert leadership
  • ✓Brand-new, open-concept facilities with access controls and secure fences

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