San Jose · Licensed center
Challenger School-Harwood
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 140 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 3 licensing inspections since March 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 17, 2026Nothing cited
- Feb 23, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 23, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“Lead Testing Written Directives (b)(1) a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Fixture B (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 13 parts per billion, Fixture C (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 8.2 parts per billion, and Fixture K (Drinking fountain - staff computer room) reported an ALE of 10 parts per billion. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
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%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 17, 2026
- On file
- 3 visits since March 2023 — 2 cited nothing
- 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.
Mar 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 23, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directives (b)(1) a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Fixture B (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 13 parts per billion, Fixture C (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 8.2 parts per billion, and Fixture K (Drinking fountain - staff computer room) reported an ALE of 10 parts per billion. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 723-0111
- Address
- 4949 Harwood Rd, San Jose, 95124
- License
- 434408059
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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 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.