San Jose · Licensed center
Almaden Country Day School
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 36 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since July 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Dec 16, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 6, 2024Nothing cited
Jul 21, 20231 citation
CCR 101237(a)Type B
“101237 Alterations to Existing Buildings or New Facilities (a) Prior to construction or alterations, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed change(s). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee has made current alterations in K2 classrooms including painting and replacing floors without notifying the Department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101237(a)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 51% of 568 had none cited.
How all 568 Bay Area centers inspected 3 times compare
Of the 568 Bay Area centers the state inspected 3 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None51%
- 1 of 334%This center
- 2 of 312%
- All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- December 16, 2025
- On file
- 3 visits since July 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- 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.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 21, 2023
CCR 101237(a) · Type B
101237 Alterations to Existing Buildings or New Facilities (a) Prior to construction or alterations, the licensee shall notify the Department of the proposed change(s). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee has made current alterations in K2 classrooms including painting and replacing floors without notifying the Department which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Jul 2023 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · July 17, 2023
CCR 101227(a)(18) · Type B
1012271(a)(18) All kitchen, food-preparation and storage areas shall be kept clean and free of litter and rubbish; and measures shall be taken to keep all such areas free of rodents and other vermin. Based on observation and interview, Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee did not keep kitchen clean, free of litter and safe for food preparation which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 997-0424
- Address
- 6835 Trinidad Dr, San Jose, 95120
- License
- 434407592
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.