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Challenger School-Sunnyvale

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At a glance

  • Large academic center, licensed for 168 children.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Nov 5, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 8, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 17, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 3, 2025Nothing cited
  • Dec 19, 20241 citation
    • CCR 101226.3(b)Type B
      • “Observation of the Child: (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and evidence gathered, parents/authorized representative of the children (C2 & C3) were not notified regarding the incidents occurred on two separate occasions: one incident occurred on 12/05/2024 with child (C3). Based on interviews, one incident with child (C2) occurred in November 2024.”

        CCR 101226.3(b)

  • Dec 11, 2024Nothing cited
  • Jun 15, 2023Nothing cited
  • Sep 20, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 8 times had more: 73% of 80 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare

Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None5%
  • 1 of 823%This center
  • 2 of 828%
  • 3 of 818%
  • 4 of 815%
  • 5 of 88%
  • 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
March 5, 2026
On file
8 visits since September 2022 — 7 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type B — Observation of the Child: (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and evidence gathered, parents/authorized representative of the children (C2 & C3) were not notified regarding the incidents occurred on two separate occasions: one incident occurred on 12/05/2024 with child (C3). Based on interviews, one incident with child (C2) occurred in November 2024. · December 19, 2024

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.

Jan 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · January 23, 2026

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not provide adequate supervision resulting in child sustaining injury. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 03/05/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M.K. met with Director, D.R. for an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. Purpose of today's investigation: deliver investigation findings. LPA conducted complaint investigation comprising of observations, Director interview, random staff interviews, random parents interviews, random children interviews, records review and evidence gathered. Based on interviews, observations, records review and evidence gathered during the investigation process, although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. No deficiency issued during today's investigation. Appeal rights were provided. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with Director, D.R. A Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Nov 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · December 19, 2024

CCR 101226.3(b) · Type B

Observation of the Child: (b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's authorized representative and recorded in the child's record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and evidence gathered, parents/authorized representative of the children (C2 & C3) were not notified regarding the incidents occurred on two separate occasions: one incident occurred on 12/05/2024 with child (C3). Based on interviews, one incident with child (C2) occurred in November 2024.

State report

Dec 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jun 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Schedule
Schedule
Half-Day AM, Half-Day PM, All-Day

How they teach

Academic

“We also teach phonics, sentence diagramming, and penmanship—tried and true practices that other schools often neglect.”

Details

Phone
(408) 245-7170
Address
1185 Hollenbeck Ave, Sunnyvale, 94087
License
430710539

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State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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

A day here

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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