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Community First School

At a glance

  • Medium center, licensed for 73 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since May 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Aug 20, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 26, 20241 citation
    • 100700.3(b)(2)Type B
      • “Written Directives Section 100700.3 (b)(2) that states “Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care.” Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of the Sink Faucet (E) in Preschool Room number 1, Sink Faucet (L) and (M) in Peschool Room number 4 which posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

        100700.3(b)(2)

  • Mar 21, 2023Nothing cited
  • May 2, 2022Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
August 20, 2025
On file
4 visits since May 2022 — 3 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
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.

Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2024 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · September 5, 2024

ALLEGATION(S): False Statements - The Licensee falsely Signing In and Out records of children in care who are not present at the facility. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 10/82024 at 10:30 am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M.E. conducted a Complaint Investigation. LPA met with the Director / Administrator Thao T. and explained the nature of the visit. The facility operates from Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6 pm. The facility is a combination center with an infant component. The infant component operates in Waddler Room. The preschool component operates in Rooms 1, 2 and 3. Room 4 is currently not being in used. Present on this visit were 5 Staff and 26 preschool children in the preschool component rooms, and 2 Staff and 5 infants in the infant component room. Reporting Party (RP) alleged that the Licensee falsely Signing In and Out records of children in care who are not present at the facility. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: 90

State report

Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 26, 2024

100700.3(b)(2) · Type B

Written Directives Section 100700.3 (b)(2) that states “Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care.” Action Level Exceedance (ALE) of the Sink Faucet (E) in Preschool Room number 1, Sink Faucet (L) and (M) in Peschool Room number 4 which posed a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report

Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 739-2022
Address
1171 East Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas, 95035
License
435700748

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 4 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.

Details

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.

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