Santa Clara · Licensed center
Hughes Early Learning Program
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 12 children.
- Run by a school district, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since June 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 3, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 28, 2024Nothing cited
Feb 27, 20241 citation
CCR 101212(b)Type B
“101212 Reporting Requirements (b) The... child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). Based on interview, the facility did not report change of director to Community Care Licensing (CCL) for review within 10 days of a change of director. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101212(b)
- Jun 6, 2023Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- February 3, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since June 2023 — 4 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.
Feb 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · February 27, 2024
CCR 101212(b) · Type B
101212 Reporting Requirements (b) The... child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). Based on interview, the facility did not report change of director to Community Care Licensing (CCL) for review within 10 days of a change of director. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 423-1516
- Address
- 4949 Calle De Escuela # 27, Santa Clara, 95054
- License
- 434417104
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.