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Mountain View · Licensed center

Building Kidz of Mountain View

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 78 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since July 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 21, 2026Nothing cited
  • Nov 5, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 29, 2024Nothing cited
  • Sep 26, 2022Nothing cited
  • Jul 14, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.

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%This center
  • 1 of 535%
  • 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
August 21, 2026
On file
5 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — 101239 (r) Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies: Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not being met as evidenced by: Based on observation LPA observed four recalled boppy lounger pillows in the infant classroom near the cribs. This poses an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights to children in care. · March 24, 2022

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.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · February 26, 2026

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff are operating facility out of ratio INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 04/10/2026 at 10:15am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced Complaint Investigation Visit for the above allegation of a ratio violation. LPA met with director, E.E. Also present at the time of today's visit is 12 staff and 30 infants in 4 classrooms (Room 5, Room 6, Room 7, & Room 8). This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that staff are operating facility out of ratio. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the director, E.E. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · October 21, 2025

Substantiated · CCR 101416.5(b) · Type B

Staff-Infant Ratio, Section 101416.5, (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance....... Child day care centers serving infants; optional toddler program; departmental guidelines and regulations, Section, 1596.956, (4) A ratio of six children to each teacher shall be maintained for all children in attendance at the toddler program. An aide who is participating in on-the-job training may be substituted for a teacher when directly supervised by a fully qualified teacher.... This requirement is not met as evidenced by, at 8:15 am, LPA observed in Room 7, S2 and S3 supervised 6 infants. In Room 8, S4 and S5 were supervising 7 toddlers. At 10:15 am, LPA observed, in Room 5, S1, S2 and S13 were supervising 11 infants. In Room 8, S4 and S12 were supervising 11 toddlers. As per LPA’s Record Review at 9:15 am, S2, S3, S4, S5, S12 and S13 were not Infant Care Teachers, as per Section 101416.2(b). As a result, Room 7 was not in ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance, at 8:15 am. Room 5 was not in ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance, at 10:15 am. Room 8 was not in ratio of six children to each teacher in attendance at the toddler program. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.

State report

Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jul 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2022 Complaint Substantiated

Complaint · March 21, 2022

Substantiated · CCR 101239(r) · Type A

101239 (r) Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies: Fixtures, furniture, and equipment that have been banned or recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission shall not be used or on the facility’s premises. This requirement is not being met as evidenced by: Based on observation LPA observed four recalled boppy lounger pillows in the infant classroom near the cribs. This poses an immediate Health, Safety, and Personal Rights to children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(650) 967-8000
Address
250 E Dana St, Mountain View, 94041
License
434415122

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:

Building Kidz of Mountain View

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State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

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

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