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Kidango Toyon

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 150 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 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2026.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 6, 20261 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
      • “Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time; This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Child C1, was left alone inside 223 classroom for 4 minutes, from 10:14AM to 10:18AM. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Aug 19, 20261 citation
    • 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
      • “101700.3 Lead Testing Written Directives (b)(1) 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: After water lead testing was completed on 02/26/2026, the facility had one sink (G) located Room 228 (Room 5) with an Action Level Exceedance of 100.0 ppb, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”

        101700.3(b)(1)

  • Jul 9, 20261 citation
    • CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
      • “The licensee shall provide care and supervision... No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that child, C1 was left unsupervised in the preschool yard, during transition indoors, for a little over 2 minutes until they were noticed and returned to their classroom. This poses an immediate risk to the health, saftey and personal rights of children in care.”

        CCR 101229(a)(1)

  • Jan 9, 2026Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 3 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 94% of 569 had rules cited at 2 or fewer.

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

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
October 6, 2026
On file
4 visits since January 2026 — 1 cited nothing
Most serious
Type A — Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time; This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Child C1, was left alone inside 223 classroom for 4 minutes, from 10:14AM to 10:18AM. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. · October 6, 2026

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.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · October 6, 2026

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

Responsibility for Providing Care & Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time; This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Child C1, was left alone inside 223 classroom for 4 minutes, from 10:14AM to 10:18AM. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.

State report

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 19, 2026

101700.3(b)(1) · Type B

101700.3 Lead Testing Written Directives (b)(1) 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: After water lead testing was completed on 02/26/2026, the facility had one sink (G) located Room 228 (Room 5) with an Action Level Exceedance of 100.0 ppb, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

State report

Jul 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 9, 2026

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A

The licensee shall provide care and supervision... No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that child, C1 was left unsupervised in the preschool yard, during transition indoors, for a little over 2 minutes until they were noticed and returned to their classroom. This poses an immediate risk to the health, saftey and personal rights of children in care.

State report

Jan 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 380-2973
Address
995 Bard St, San Jose, 95127
License
434418493

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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

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

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