Challenger School - Saratoga
Challenger School - Saratoga is a licensed child care center in Saratoga, CA, licensed for up to 101 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. 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 9 centers in Saratoga and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Challenger School - Saratoga take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School - Saratoga had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Challenger School - Saratoga compare with other daycares in Saratoga?
It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Saratoga by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Challenger School - Saratoga last inspected?
Oct 2, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School - Saratoga cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School - Saratoga for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Saratoga, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Challenger School - Saratoga?
The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Carie Sioc Zapanta.
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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 430700130 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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