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At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 12 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 3 licensing inspections since October 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Nov 4, 2025Nothing cited
  • Mar 14, 20241 citation
    • HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
      • “1596.8662(b)(1) On or before March 30, 2018... a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licnesed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training... and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S1 did not have current mandated reporter training certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)

  • Oct 20, 20223 citations
    • CCR 101217(a)(6)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: (6) Documentation of the educational background, training and/or experience specified in this chapter. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101217(a)(6)

    • CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A)Type B
      • “(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. 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 [3] [identifiers (at lease three of the units required,) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A)

    • CCR 101416.3(b)Type B
      • “(b) An infant care aide shall work under the direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher, except as provided for in Section 101416.5(d)(1). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [total 1 [ Teachers Ass. M.L. T.) was left along with infants, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101416.3(b)

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 3 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 3 times had fewer: 85% of 568 had rules cited at 1 or none.

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%
  • 2 of 312%This center
  • All 33%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
November 4, 2025
On file
3 visits since October 2022 — 1 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
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.

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

Licensing visit · March 14, 2024

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

1596.8662(b)(1) On or before March 30, 2018... a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licnesed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training... and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S1 did not have current mandated reporter training certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Dec 2022 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · December 6, 2022

ALLEGATION(S): Staff does not treat children with respect INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) E.B. conducted an unannounced follow up complaint investigation and met with Director, A.Q. Purpose of today's follow up complaint investigation is to deliver findings. Based on the available evidence, including observations of the Facility, documents reviewed, and interviews completed for the complaint investigation, it is concluded that although the allegation noted on this complaint may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. The allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. A NOTICE OF SITE VISIT WAS ISSUED, POSTED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE FACILITY, AND MUST REMAIN POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Oct 2022 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · October 20, 2022

CCR 101217(a)(6) · 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: (6) Documentation of the educational background, training and/or experience specified in this chapter. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A) · Type B

(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. 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 [3] [identifiers (at lease three of the units required,) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101416.3(b) · Type B

(b) An infant care aide shall work under the direct supervision of the director, the assistant director or a fully qualified teacher, except as provided for in Section 101416.5(d)(1). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [1] out of [total 1 [ Teachers Ass. M.L. T.) was left along with infants, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(408) 926-1234
Address
1411 Piedmont Road, San Jose, 95132
License
430710455

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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

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

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