Bracher Children's Center
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Complaint investigations
1. Facility has evidence of rodents
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About this center
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.
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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 430704133 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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