San Jose · Licensed center
Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 252 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since January 2023.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 28, 2026Nothing cited
- May 1, 2025Nothing cited
Jul 20, 20232 citations in 2 reports
101700.3(b)(1)Type B
“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: Six water fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts parts per billion or greater. F. "B" = 5.5, F. "G" = 8.8, F. "I" = 8.5, F.J. = 6.9, F. KK = 6.7, and F. "N" 6.9. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
101700.3(b)(1)
A second state report dated the same day: 1 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type B
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: one preschool child followed a parent that had propped open the door leading to the playground back inside the Facility on June 27, 2023. This presented a potential risk to the health/safety of the child in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
- May 10, 2023Nothing cited
- Jan 30, 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
- May 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since January 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.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 20, 2023
101700.3(b)(1) · Type B
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: Six water fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts parts per billion or greater. F. "B" = 5.5, F. "G" = 8.8, F. "I" = 8.5, F.J. = 6.9, F. KK = 6.7, and F. "N" 6.9. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 20, 2023
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: one preschool child followed a parent that had propped open the door leading to the playground back inside the Facility on June 27, 2023. This presented a potential risk to the health/safety of the child in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 424-3500
- Address
- 3571 N 1st St, San Jose, 95134
- License
- 434410601
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Sources and dates
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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
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.