A Place to Grow
A Place to Grow is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in Staff (S5) was missing vaild mandated reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director stated that the Cambrian School District conducted water lead testing but did not have a copy of the report to provide to LPA and was not sure if the water faucets in their preschool were tested as part of the School District testing.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for two staff, S1 and S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff S1 is missing proof of immunizations for MMR and Tdap and S2 is missing immunization proof for pertussis.
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About this center
Common questions
Does A Place to Grow take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has A Place to Grow had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does A Place to Grow compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was A Place to Grow last inspected?
Apr 8, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does A Place to Grow cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask A Place to Grow for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs A Place to Grow?
The licensee is Flanda T. Ternian, and the administrator listed with the state is Kalin Ternian.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 434414567 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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