Action Day Nursery
Action Day Nursery is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 154 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 9 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 14 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (5 of 14). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #192 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Director will provide a written plan of correction
Director to provide the Department with a plan to make the hazardous areas of the cement inaccessible from children in care. Facility will repair the areas by
Based on LPA's Observation, cleaning solutions were in a lower cabinet, accessible to children in care. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 9 classrooms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director agreed to conduct supervision training, and to review section 101229(a)(1)- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision, and to submit a signed/dated copy of all preschool staff by
Site Supervisor stated that they will submit the copy of missing LIC 9224 (Acknowledgement of Receipt of Licensing Reports) for four children (C34,C#6,C#8 and C#9) by
Site Director will submit to LPA proof that LIC9224 Acknowledgment of Receipt of Licensing forms was provided to parents/guardians of each child enrolled by
Based on observations, Notice of Site Visit and copy of licensing reports from 04/12/2024 were not posted in the facility which posed potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 Site Director will submit statement of understanding of Posting of Licensing Report Requirements as per HSC1596.8595 by POC due date 04/19/23.
Supervision: The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1)No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time... Supervision shall include visual observation. 1 Site Director stated that she is going to submit a written plan of correction by April 15, 2024 to the Department. Site Director stated that training to the staff will be conducted regarding supervision and safety of the children. This requirement was not met us evidenced by: Based on interview, a child (C1) was left alone unsupervised outside and was found in the parking lot on 04/11/2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
Based on observation, interviews, and record reviews, Licensee did not comply with the section cited above. During investigation, it was discovered there had been sightings of rodents by the Farmhouse classrooms 7 & 8 during the month of September 2023, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Staff, Cynthia Cortes Alvarado was immediatley removed from the facility. Staff stated she will not return until she receives her full clearance. During review of staff associations during interviews it was found that staff Cynthia Alvarado Cortes was "In Process" and did not have full fingerprint clearance. This poses an imediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Cleaning products were removed, director to send proof of lock being fixed. During tour of facility at 2:54 it was observed in classroom 9B that facility did not ensure that cleaning products were locked and made inaccesible to children. This posed an immediate risk to children in care
Regional Director, Jamie Ferguson stated that they will remediate the exceedances and contact CRWA to retest. Jamie stated she will send documentation of remidation as well as retesting. This exceedance levels found in “C” bubbler and sink was 11 ppb and in bubbler and sink "E" was 10 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in 9 out of 10 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 9 out of 10 staff files were missing documentation of immunizations which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not following Sign in/out requirements.
Licensee is not ensuring that day care children are provided a safe environment while in care.
Day care children left unattended.
Day care child wandered from the facility due to lack of staff supervision.
Facility has mice.
About this center
Common questions
Does Action Day Nursery take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Action Day Nursery had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 18, 2024, for health and safety code section. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Action Day Nursery?
California investigated 9 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Action Day Nursery compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #192 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Action Day Nursery last inspected?
Jul 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Action Day Nursery cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Action Day Nursery 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 Action Day Nursery?
The licensee is Action Day Nurseries, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Smriti Datta.
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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 430701361 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.