Challenger School-berryessa
Challenger School-berryessa is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 192 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 201 centers in San Jose and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Challenger School-berryessa take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School-berryessa had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Challenger School-berryessa compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #1 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Challenger School-berryessa last inspected?
Dec 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School-berryessa cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School-berryessa 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-berryessa?
The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Anna Alvarado.
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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 434400467 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.