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Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 112 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 6 licensing inspections since January 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • May 28, 2026Nothing cited
  • Oct 9, 2025Nothing cited
  • May 29, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 20, 20231 citation
    • 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: Seven water fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts per billion or greater. F. "B" = 58, F. "G" = 6.8, F. "H" = 6.5, F.J. = 5.8, F.M. = 9.1, and F. "U" 11, and F. "X" = 21. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”

        101700.3(b)(1)

  • May 10, 2023Nothing cited
  • Jan 30, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 6 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 6 times split three ways: 17% had fewer, 35% the same, and 48% more (252 centers).

How all 252 Bay Area centers inspected 6 times compare

Of the 252 Bay Area centers the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None17%
  • 1 of 635%This center
  • 2 of 631%
  • 3 of 612%
  • 4 of 66%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
May 28, 2026
On file
6 visits since January 2023 — 5 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.

May 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Oct 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
May 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
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: Seven water fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts per billion or greater. F. "B" = 58, F. "G" = 6.8, F. "H" = 6.5, F.J. = 5.8, F.M. = 9.1, and F. "U" 11, and F. "X" = 21. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

State report

May 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 424-3500
Address
3571 N 1st St, San Jose, 95134
License
434410603

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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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