Santa Clara · Licensed center

Action Day Nursery on Pruneridge

What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

What it costs

$1,012 to $2,581 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Half-day (morning) $805 to $2,071 a month. Application fee $200.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: teaching approach.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 0 of 4 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
June 23, 2026
On file
4 visits since November 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.

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 nothing cited
Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2022 Complaint

Complaint · May 24, 2022

CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type B

Personal Rights 101223 (a)(3): The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping [...] This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA's investigation verified that staff 1 admitted to the allegation. Specifically, she restrained one of the children in care and acted in an aggressive manner to several children. This poses a potential risk to the children in care.

State report

Apr 2021 Complaint

Complaint · April 30, 2021

CCR 101216.3(a) · Type B · No longer displayed by the state

101216.3 (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA observed one of the preschool classes operating out of ratio on at least two separate occasions in the past month. This was supported by documentation and investigative interviews. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

State report

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

A day here

Updates for parents
Daily sign-in/sign-out through the SmartCare app (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Hours
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Policies

When a child is sick
Child must be symptom-free for 24 hours (fever, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.) and provide a doctor's note or negative COVID-19 test to return (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

(408) 244-2909

Website
actiondayschools.com
Address
2001 Pruneridge Avenue
License
430700961, active

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