Santa Clara · Licensed center

Nishiyamato Academy Preschool, San Jose

What these mean, and where they come from

Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

Two staff are named on their site, with no start years given.

Shortlist doesn’t have these yet: cost, teaching approach, a typical day, sick and biting policies.

What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 3 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits. Three visits are too few to read as a pattern.

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
June 12, 2025
On file
3 visits since September 2022 — 2 cited nothing
Most serious
Type B — (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 staff (S1&S2) out of 5 staff do not have current Mandated reporter Training (AB1207) certificate on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. · June 12, 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.

Jun 2025 Licensing visit 4 findings

Licensing visit · June 12, 2025

HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B

(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 staff (S1&S2) out of 5 staff do not have current Mandated reporter Training (AB1207) certificate on file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff (S3) does not of proof of Measles on file and Staff (S4) does not have immunizations records( influenza, pertussis, and measles) on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216.1(b)(1) · Type B

(b) Prior to employment, a teacher shall meet the requirements of (b)(1) or (b)(2) below: (1) A teacher shall have completed, with passing grades, at least six postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units of the education requirement specified in (c)(1) below; or shall have obtained a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interview and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed two staff (S3 &S6) are teacher aid, present with children in Room 2. Director, T.K. stated that for Staff (S3), the degree is from Japan and has not been evaluated within the Unites states of America and Staff(S6) is a teacher aid in room 2, which posesa potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101238(g) · Type B

(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Rooms 1,2,3, and 4 accessible to the children, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed a ant killer spray bottle including the cleaning supplies in Room 2 accessible to the children.

Individual employees are shown by initials. The state’s report, linked above, names them in full.

State report

Jul 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Bay Area centers, the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits (2,260 visits).

A day here

Hours
6 hours a day, 5 days a week
Schedule
週5クラス・週3クラス・週2クラス(学年により選択可)

Details

(408) 243-1174

Address
52 Harold Avenue
License
434413506, active
Ages they serve
2歳半~5歳(2歳半-3歳児クラス~4歳-5歳児クラス)
Established
2012

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