San Jose · Licensed center

Creative Minds Child Development Center

At a glance

Medium center, licensed for 44 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at both of its licensing inspections since October 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Sep 24, 20251 citation
- WD 101700(b)Type B
  “(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 test exceeded lead levels which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  WD 101700(b)
Oct 16, 20232 citations
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
  “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in six out of eigth staff files were reviewed and flu vaccines were not in the files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
- CCR 101217(a)(12)Type B
  “(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff files that were reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101217(a)(12)

The state cited rules at both of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 96% of 362.

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%
Both4%This center

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: September 24, 2025
On file: 2 visits since October 2023 — both cited findings
Most serious: Type B — (b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 test exceeded lead levels which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · September 24, 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.

Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · September 24, 2025

WD 101700(b) · Type B

(b) All licensed Child Care Centers operating in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, shall test their water for lead pursuant to these written directives. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 test exceeded lead levels which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Oct 2023 Licensing visit 2 findings

Licensing visit · October 16, 2023

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in six out of eigth staff files were reviewed and flu vaccines were not in the files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101217(a)(12) · Type B

(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff files that were reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone: (408) 445-0101
Address: 4977 Dent Ave, San Jose, 95118
License: 434410801

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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

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.