Building Block Preschool
Building Block Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #83 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of six persons, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on today’s inspection, S! Teacher did not have completed Mandated Reporter Training AB 1207. Licensee stated that S! had not completed this requirement yet. This poses a potential risk to the children.
About this center
Common questions
Does Building Block Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Building Block Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Building Block Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #83 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Building Block Preschool last inspected?
Apr 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Building Block Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Building Block 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 Building Block Preschool?
The licensee is Building Blocks Development Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Juo-chih Yao.
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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 434413070 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.