San Jose · Licensed center
Building Kidz of South San Jose
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 88 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 February 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
May 12, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision… meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interviews a child was left unsupervised in the playground during transition time which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- Feb 5, 2025Nothing 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 12, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since February 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision… meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interviews a child was left unsupervised in the playground during transition time which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· May 12, 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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 12, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision… meet the children's needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time...Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, and interviews a child was left unsupervised in the playground during transition time which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 609-3383
- Address
- 196 Martinvale Ln, San Jose, 95119
- License
- 434417191
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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
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.