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Neighborhood Christian Preschool

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 96 children.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since March 2023.

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Licensing inspections

  • Apr 10, 20251 citation
    • CCR 101226(e)(3)(A)Type B
      • “(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 4 out of 9 medications reviewed were expired. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

        CCR 101226(e)(3)(A)

  • Mar 4, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jul 12, 20231 citation
    • 101700.3(b)(1)Type B
      • “Lead Testing Written Directives 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 met as evidenced by: The exceedance levels found in “I” sink was 12 ppb and in bubbler "C" sink was 9.4 ppb. Bubbler "E" was found with 8.2 ppb and Bubbler "F" was found with 7.9 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.”

        101700.3(b)(1)

  • Mar 1, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 4 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had fewer: 79% of 569 had rules cited at 1 or none.

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

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
April 10, 2025
On file
4 visits since March 2023 — 2 cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type B — Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) 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 has not been met as evidenced by: Investigation determined staff did not have visual supervision of children in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. · April 10, 2025

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.

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 10, 2025

CCR 101226(e)(3)(A) · Type B

(3) Prescription medications may be administered if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Prescription medications shall be administered in accordance with the label directions as prescribed by the child's physician. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as 4 out of 9 medications reviewed were expired. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Mar 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Feb 2025 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated

Complaint · February 27, 2025

California decided each allegation separately.

Substantiated

  • Staff did not adequately supervise day care child resulting in child sustaining unexplained injuries while in care.

Unsubstantiated

  • Staff did not prevent day care child from harming other day care child while in care.

Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.

CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type B

Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: (a)The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) 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 has not been met as evidenced by: Investigation determined staff did not have visual supervision of children in care. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.

State report, April 10, 2025

Jul 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · July 12, 2023

101700.3(b)(1) · Type B

Lead Testing Written Directives 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 met as evidenced by: The exceedance levels found in “I” sink was 12 ppb and in bubbler "C" sink was 9.4 ppb. Bubbler "E" was found with 8.2 ppb and Bubbler "F" was found with 7.9 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.

State report

Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 639-6376
Address
2315 Canoas Garden Ave, San Jose, 95125
License
434417307

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All checked November 2026.

State record

The state’s licensing transparency data reports 3 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=1, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.

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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