Santa Clara · Licensed center
Bowers Child Development Infant Program
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 24, 2026Nothing cited
Mar 5, 20251 citation
CCR 101226(e)(3)(A)Type B
“101226(e)(3)(A):Health Related Services: (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications:(3)Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 2/24/25,at 12:40pm Staff(S2)administered Child(C1)medication in error, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101226(e)(3)(A)
- Jun 6, 2024Nothing cited
- May 8, 2024Nothing cited
- Nov 3, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 24, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2022 — 4 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
101226(e)(3)(A):Health Related Services: (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications:(3)Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 2/24/25,at 12:40pm Staff(S2)administered Child(C1)medication in error, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· March 5, 2025
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.
Mar 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 5, 2025
CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) · Type B
101226(e)(3)(A):Health Related Services: (e) In centers where the licensee chooses to handle medications:(3)Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: On 2/24/25,at 12:40pm Staff(S2)administered Child(C1)medication in error, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 423-1115
- Address
- 2755 Barkley Ave, Santa Clara, 95051
- License
- 434408763
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
Bowers State/district PreschoolWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Address, Who runs it — Checked November 2026 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.