San Jose · Licensed center
Kiddie Academy of Almaden Valley
At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 20 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at its 1 licensing inspection, in April 2025.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Apr 14, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at this center's 1 inspection. Most Bay Area centers inspected once had the same: 98% of 215.
How all 215 Bay Area centers inspected once compare
Of the 215 Bay Area centers the state inspected once, whether that inspection cited a rule:
- No98%This center
- Yes2%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 27, 2026
- On file
- 1 visit, April 2025 — it cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- 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.
Aug 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · August 23, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): Physical Plant - Staff do not keep the center free of insects Physical Plant - Staff do not ensure the center is clean and sanitary INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 8/27/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A.Y. conducted an unannounced complaint investigation. LPA met with Director, M.V. and discussed the complaint allegation with them, and to deliver complaint allegations listed above. Present for today’s investigation were Director, (4) staff, and (13) children. LPA toured the indoor areas of the facility with Director. During the course of the investigation, LPA interviewed the Director and staff. LPA conducted observations and inspections, and reviewed records and collected supporting documents. First allegation stated that staff do not keep the center free of insects. It was reported that ants have been observed in the Panda classroom. Based on the result of the investigation, LPA did not observe any ant infestation in the Panda classroom. Through interviews conducted, it was indicated that there were a few occasions that ants were observed in the classroom, however it was not an infestation and did not occur during when children were present. ***Continue Page 2*** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 752-4803
- Address
- 16607 Almaden Expy, San Jose, 95120
- License
- 434415822
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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
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.