Santa Clara · Licensed center
Hughes State Preschool
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 44 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 December 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 25, 2026Nothing cited
- Jan 24, 2025Nothing cited
- Feb 28, 2024Nothing cited
- Feb 27, 2024Nothing cited
Dec 14, 20221 citation
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“Lead Testing Written Directives - a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one (1) identified faucet in Room 25, Kitchen(R) had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101700.3(b)(1)
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
- March 25, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2022 — 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.
Dec 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · December 14, 2022
CCR 101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
Lead Testing Written Directives - a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one (1) identified faucet in Room 25, Kitchen(R) had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 423-1518
- Address
- 4949 Calle De Escuela, Santa Clara, 95054
- License
- 430710458
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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
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.