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Bracher Children's Center

2401 Bowers Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Bracher Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 80 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #38 of 46 centers in Santa Clara and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 78% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#38 of 46 centers in Santa Clara
1 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
4 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 11 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 18, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Aug 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jan 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 9, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Feb 8, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Dec 29, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Dec 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 2, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 3
Supervision 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 6, 2025 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one(1)identified drinking fountain Room A Kitchen(R)had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 Staff continue to serve the Children water and refilling their individual water container. Children have access to water.
Plan of correction due Aug 6, 2025
Type B Dec 11, 2024 Complaint investigation Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on interviews, there was evidence of rodent(s) inside Classroom 22(State Preschool). This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 18, 2024
Type A Feb 8, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
A child was left unattended in the playground 1/30/2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. Upon receipt, Director shall post and provide copies of this licensing report, have LIC9224 signed and kept on file, to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months. According to AB 633, parents must be provided with this report which contains this Type A deficiency for the next 12 months & copy of the signed acknowledgment form must be kept in each child's file.
Plan of correction due Feb 9, 2024
Type B Feb 8, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
Based on interview, the facility did not report change of director to Community Care Licensing (CCL) for review within 10 days of a change of director. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 26, 2024
Type B Dec 14, 2022 Case management visit (other) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one (1) identified Kitchen Bubbler/ Drinking Fountain in Room A had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 16, 2023

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jan 23, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 7, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Dec 11, 2024 Complaint investigation received Dec 8, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
1. Facility has evidence of rodents
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 80 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Feb 24, 1995
Licensee Santa Clara Unified School District
Administrator Zohreh Khashnevisan
Phone (408) 423-1228
State facility # 430704133
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Common questions

Does Bracher Children's Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Bracher Children's Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 8, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Bracher Children's Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Bracher Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Clara?

It is #38 of 46 centers in Santa Clara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 78% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Bracher Children's Center last inspected?

Mar 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Bracher Children's Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bracher Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Santa Clara, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Bracher Children's Center?

The licensee is Santa Clara Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Zohreh Khashnevisan.

Licensed centers nearby

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 430704133 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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