Challenger School-almaden

19950 McKean Rd, San Jose, CA 95120 · Santa Clara County

Child care center (preschool)

Part of Challenger School · 10 California locations

Challenger School-almaden is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 119 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 19, 2025

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity119 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 9, 1998

LicenseeChallenger School Foundation

AdministratorGeeta Matani

Phone(408) 377-2300

State facility #434400459

Common questions

Does Challenger School-almaden take infants?

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

Has Challenger School-almaden had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Challenger School-almaden last inspected?

May 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Challenger School-almaden cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School-almaden 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 Challenger School-almaden?

The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Geeta Matani.

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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 434400459 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.