Challenger School-harwood
Challenger School-harwood is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 140 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2005. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #67 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Director states that the three water fountains were removed from service and drinking water was provided only from drinking fountains that have tested below the ALE value of 5.5 parts per billion. Fixture B (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 13 parts per billion, Fixture C (Drinking fountain - Room J1) reported an ALE of 8.2 parts per billion, and Fixture K (Drinking fountain - staff computer room) reported an ALE of 10 parts per billion. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. Director states that the three water fountains have been replaced and were retested on 02/04/23. Test results were below 5.5 ppb. Copy of test results was provided to LPAs. Deficiency is thus cleared as of today's inspection.
About this center
Common questions
Does Challenger School-harwood take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School-harwood had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Challenger School-harwood compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Challenger School-harwood last inspected?
Mar 17, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School-harwood cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School-harwood 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-harwood?
The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Kari Trumpp.
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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 434408059 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.