Santa Clara · Licensed center

Sunflower Child Development Center

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.

How they teach

Bilingual

“We welcome both English and Russian-speaking children and their families at Sunflower and offer the chance for all children to become bi-lingual with regular Russian lessons.”In their words, July 2026.sunflowercdc.com

One of 33 Bay Area providers that describe a bilingual approach, out of 164 that describe any approach at all.

Who cares for your child

Ratio not published

One staff is named on their site, with no start year given.

What it costs

From $2,380 a month

Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.

Part-time $1,330 to $1,855 a month.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 1 of 4 cited something

Bay Area centers: the state cites something at about 1 in 4 routine visits.

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
March 18, 2026
On file
4 visits since April 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
Most serious
Type B — Teacher-Child Ratio: (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with Director, LPA observed that Staff (S2) was supervising nine(9) children in the playarea without a qualified teacher on 04/15/25 at 11:09AM. Director self-admitted that staff (S2 & S5) do not have evaluated transcripts by approved/authorized department by U.S. department of education. Director stated that Staff (S2) has a degree from Ukraine and Staff (S5) has a degree from Russia. Director stated that Room B (S4 & S5) does not have a qualified teacher present with 10 children during today's investigation. · April 21, 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.

Mar 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited
Aug 2025 Licensing visit nothing cited
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · April 21, 2025

CCR 101220(a) · Type B

(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children do not have physican report in their files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B

(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S1) out of five staff do not have healthscreening and TB test done, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101161(a) · Type B

(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children were enrolled before they turned 2 years old, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Apr 2025 Complaint Unsubstantiated

Complaint · April 11, 2025

Unsubstantiated

ALLEGATION(S): Staff handled daycare child in a rough manner. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) Mandeep Kaur met with Director, N.K. for an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. Purpose of today's investigation: deliver investigation findings. LPA conducted observations, interviewed staff, children and random parents during the investigation. LPA toured inside and outside areas of the facility during investigation. Based on interviews and observations during the investigation process, it is concluded that although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur. The allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. No Deficiency issued during today's investigation. **Continue on next Page** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:

CCR 101216.3(a) · Type B

Teacher-Child Ratio: (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with Director, LPA observed that Staff (S2) was supervising nine(9) children in the playarea without a qualified teacher on 04/15/25 at 11:09AM. Director self-admitted that staff (S2 & S5) do not have evaluated transcripts by approved/authorized department by U.S. department of education. Director stated that Staff (S2) has a degree from Ukraine and Staff (S5) has a degree from Russia. Director stated that Room B (S4 & S5) does not have a qualified teacher present with 10 children during today's investigation.

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

State report

Apr 2023 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

Meals
Home-cooked meals included with full-time and reduced-day plans; breakfast/snack/lunch with the morning part-time plan; snack with the afternoon part-time plan
Sleep
Scheduled nap time 1:00-3:00 PM, with prep starting 12:40 PM and wake-up 3:00-3:30 PM
Hours
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
Schedule
Full-time (M-F), 3-day, 2-day, part-time mornings, part-time afternoons, and single-day options

Details

(408) 368-2862

Address
2070 Homestead Road
License
434416442, active
Established
2011
Ownership
For-profitSource: ccld.dss.ca.gov

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