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Primrose School of Cupertino

At a glance

  • Large center, licensed for 100 children.
  • Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 1 of its 9 licensing inspections since December 2021.

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Licensing inspections

  • Oct 29, 2026Nothing cited
  • Apr 30, 2025Nothing cited
  • Jan 4, 2024Nothing cited
  • Nov 8, 2023Nothing cited
  • Mar 22, 20231 citation
    • CCR 101170(e)(1)Type A
      • “101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e)(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed on Guardian database and facility file, S1 started working at the facility without obtaining criminal record clearance. This posed an immediate risk to children in care.”

        CCR 101170(e)(1)

  • Sep 23, 2022Nothing cited
  • Apr 19, 2022Nothing cited
  • Apr 13, 2022Nothing cited
  • Dec 16, 2021Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 9 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 9 times had more: 75% of 48 had rules cited at 2 or more.

How all 48 Bay Area centers inspected 9 times compare

Of the 48 Bay Area centers the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

  • None2%
  • 1 of 923%This center
  • 2 of 921%
  • 3 of 923%
  • 4 of 913%
  • 5 of 915%
  • 6 of 92%
  • 7 of 92%
Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit
October 29, 2026
On file
9 visits since December 2021 — 8 cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
Most serious
Type A — Allegation is unsubstantiated - no deficiency cited. · September 21, 2023

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.

Oct 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Jan 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited
Nov 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · August 28, 2023

CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A

Allegation is unsubstantiated - no deficiency cited.

Deficiency Dismissed

CCR 101212(d)(1)(C) · Type B

Allegation is unsubstantiated - no deficiency cited.

Deficiency Dismissed

State report

Mar 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · March 22, 2023

CCR 101170(e)(1) · Type A

101170 Criminal Record Clearance (e)(1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed on Guardian database and facility file, S1 started working at the facility without obtaining criminal record clearance. This posed an immediate risk to children in care.

State report

Feb 2023 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · February 10, 2023

ALLEGATION(S): 1: Staff do not adequately supervise children while in care. 2: Staff member does not have the required educational requirements to supervise children in care. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), F.R. and Licensing Program Manager (LPM), G.K. conducted an unannounced complaint investigation of the above allegations. LPM and LPA met with Director of Operations, Mylynh Huynh and Owner, S.S. On February 10, 2023, the department received a complaint alleging that an unqualified staff is allowed to supervise children alone and staff do not adequately supervise children resulting in children wandering to other parts of the facility without their teachers' knowledge. A review of facility records was conducted. Staff roster, schedule, and training records were reviewed. Based on seven random staff records reviewed, all staff have the required qualifications for their job responsibilities. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

State report

Sep 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2022 Licensing visit nothing cited
Dec 2021 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone
(408) 685-7133
Address
1002 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose, 95129
License
434417025

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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 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=4, 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

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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