Challenger School
Challenger School is a licensed child care center in Newark, CA, licensed for up to 168 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Newark and tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Challenger School take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Challenger School?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Challenger School compare with other daycares in Newark?
It is tied for #1 of 13 centers in Newark by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations) (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Challenger School last inspected?
Sep 27, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Newark, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Challenger School?
The licensee is Challenger School INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Minakshi Sen.
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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 013412399 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.