San Jose · Licensed center
Explorer Parent Participation Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 40 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since April 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 19, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 24, 20231 citation
CCR 101226(e)(2)Type B
“(2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of the childrens medication were missing their label which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101226(e)(2)
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected twice had fewer: 64% of 362 had none cited.
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%This center
- Both4%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 19, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2023 — 1 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.
Apr 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 24, 2023
CCR 101226(e)(2) · Type B
(2) All prescription and nonprescription medications shall be maintained with the child's name and shall be dated. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of the childrens medication were missing their label which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 723-0757
- Address
- 2700 Booksin Ave, San Jose, 95125
- License
- 434406736
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Sources and dates
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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.