Saratoga · Licensed center
West Valley College Child Development Center
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 92 children.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Nov 7, 20251 citation
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 observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff, S3 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff, S3 was observed to be missing several documents including proof of immunization's and Mandated Reporter Training.”
HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Sep 25, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 2, 20251 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that during a parent event at the end of the day, child, C1 ran out of the two facility entrance gates, outside the center and down the sidewalk parallel to the left side outdoor area. This poses an immediate risk to the health, saftey and personal rights of childrne in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
May 29, 20241 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, C-1 went through both of the entrance gates and outside of the center. This poses a immediate health and safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
Mar 25, 20241 citation
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, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there is not gate or door to make the kitchen inaccessible. There are knives in a drawer that is accessible to children.”
CCR 101238(g)
- Nov 1, 2022Nothing cited
- Jul 19, 2022Nothing cited
Jul 14, 20221 citation
CCR 101229(a)(1)Type A
“Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specified in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child left the playground and entered the classroom with out a Teacher being present in the classroom. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses a immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.”
CCR 101229(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 8 times had fewer: 88% of 80 had rules cited at 4 or fewer.
How all 80 Bay Area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 80 Bay Area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None5%
- 1 of 823%
- 2 of 828%
- 3 of 818%
- 4 of 815%
- 5 of 88%This center
- 6 of 85%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- November 7, 2025
- On file
- 8 visits since July 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that during a parent event at the end of the day, child, C1 ran out of the two facility entrance gates, outside the center and down the sidewalk parallel to the left side outdoor area. This poses an immediate risk to the health, saftey and personal rights of childrne in care.
· April 2, 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.
Nov 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · November 7, 2025
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 observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff, S3 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff, S3 was observed to be missing several documents including proof of immunization's and Mandated Reporter Training.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 2, 2025
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and interviews, it was determined that during a parent event at the end of the day, child, C1 ran out of the two facility entrance gates, outside the center and down the sidewalk parallel to the left side outdoor area. This poses an immediate risk to the health, saftey and personal rights of childrne in care.
May 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 29, 2024
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, C-1 went through both of the entrance gates and outside of the center. This poses a immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 25, 2024
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, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there is not gate or door to make the kitchen inaccessible. There are knives in a drawer that is accessible to children.
Jul 2022 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · July 14, 2022
CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specified in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child left the playground and entered the classroom with out a Teacher being present in the classroom. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses a immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (408) 741-2409
- Address
- 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, 95070
- License
- 430703784
- Ownership
- Government-run
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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
- Phone, Address, License, Ownership ccld.dss.ca.gov
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.