Blackford Preschool
Blackford Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Director Ignacio had left the program in January and the Department was not notified, or provided with a Director candidate until today. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Blackford Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Blackford Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Blackford Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Blackford Preschool last inspected?
May 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Blackford Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Blackford Preschool 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 Blackford Preschool?
The licensee is Campbell Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Nazy Ardalan.
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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 434413145 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.