Building Kidz of West San Jose
Building Kidz of West San Jose is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have not made a routine inspection and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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LPA observed Teacher (S1) in the children's bathroom helping children wash their hands and Teacher's aide (S2) squatting down, engaging with children lined up by the classroom door with her back turned to a child on the carpet behind her and two children playing with a diaper bin. 1 Owner Miao Li will submit a plan on how they will ensure all children are provided care and supervision meeting children's needs to CCLD by POC date. This poses a potential risk Health, Safety Personal Rights risk to children in care.
Staff 1 did not have fingerprint clearance and has been working at the facility 02/2026. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. 1 Owner Miao Li sent staff 1 home during visit and understands she may not return until clearance is obtained.
Based on interviews, infant/toddler and preschool staff failed to observe child, C1 leave one classroom and join another. Teachers did not count children and conduct name to face checks as part of transition protocols. Teachers gave LPA varying accounts of where child was found and who escorted child back to their classroom. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Based on interviews with owner and director they stated that only in certain circumstances are parents able to view and listen to video and audio recordings which contradicts the consent form provided at the time of enrollment. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
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Common questions
Has Building Kidz of West San Jose had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 19, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Building Kidz of West San Jose?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How much does Building Kidz of West San Jose cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Building Kidz of West San Jose for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today), $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) and $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Building Kidz of West San Jose?
The licensee is Ab Kids West San Jose LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Eun Jin Jeun.
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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 434417160 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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