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Kidango Russo

At a glance

  • Small center, licensed for 22 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 4 licensing inspections since October 2022.

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Licensing inspections

  • Jan 12, 2026Nothing cited
  • Mar 25, 2024Nothing cited
  • Dec 6, 2022Nothing cited
  • Oct 18, 20221 citation
    • 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
      • “Lead Testing Written Directive section 101700.3(b)(1), a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not net as evidence by: The exceedances level found (play yard- fountain). This poses potential risk to the Health Safety, or Personal Rights of Children in care.”

        101700.3(b)(1)

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 4 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 4 times split three ways: 41% had fewer, 38% the same, and 21% more (569 centers).

How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare

Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None41%
  • 1 of 438%This center
  • 2 of 415%
  • 3 of 46%
  • All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
January 12, 2026
On file
4 visits since October 2022 — 3 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.

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Mar 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 18, 2022

101700.3(b)(1) · Type B

Lead Testing Written Directive section 101700.3(b)(1), a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not net as evidence by: The exceedances level found (play yard- fountain). This poses potential risk to the Health Safety, or Personal Rights of Children in care.

State report

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Details

Phone
(408) 353-0780
Address
2851 Gay Ave, San Jose, 95127
License
434406753

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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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