Los Gatos · Licensed center

Bamrec Preschool

At a glance

Small center, licensed for 28 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since January 2024.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

May 7, 20265 citations
- HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
  “Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 6 staff present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2)Type B
  “(d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 play structures had wooden stairs that were not safely attached to the structure which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101238.2(d)(2)
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
  “(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff did not have valid Mandated Reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- CCR 101217(d)Type B
  “(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care center and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff files were missing required documentation such as Health screening, TB test, Immunization records to MMR/TDAP or Influenza which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101217(d)
- CCR 101229.1(b)Type B
  “(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 16 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a parent ask staff to sign in two children. Staff complied and used the electronic sign in to log children into the facility for the parent.”
  CCR 101229.1(b)
Jan 12, 2024Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.

How all 362 Bay Area centers inspected twice compare

Of the 362 Bay Area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None64%
1 of 232%This center
Both4%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: May 7, 2026
On file: 2 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious: Type A — Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 6 staff present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · May 7, 2026

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.

May 2026 Licensing visit 5 findings

Licensing visit · May 7, 2026

HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A

Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 6 staff present which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101238.2(d)(2) · Type B

(d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 2 play structures had wooden stairs that were not safely attached to the structure which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff did not have valid Mandated Reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101217(d) · Type B

(d) All personnel records shall be maintained at the child care center and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff files were missing required documentation such as Health screening, TB test, Immunization records to MMR/TDAP or Influenza which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101229.1(b) · Type B

(b) The person who brings the child to, and removes the child from, the center shall sign the child in/out. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 16 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a parent ask staff to sign in two children. Staff complied and used the electronic sign in to log children into the facility for the parent.

State report

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (408) 796-7740
Address: 445 Leigh Avenue, Los Gatos, 95032
License: 434417058

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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

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