Challenger School-sunnyvale
Challenger School-sunnyvale is a licensed child care center in Sunnyvale, CA, licensed for up to 168 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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 #25 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interviews and evidence gathered, parents/authorized representative of the children (C2 & C3) were not notified regarding the incidents occurred on two separate occasions: one incident occurred on 12/05/2024 with child (C3). Based on interviews, one incident with child (C2) occurred in November 2024.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Challenger School-sunnyvale take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Challenger School-sunnyvale had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Challenger School-sunnyvale?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Challenger School-sunnyvale compare with other daycares in Sunnyvale?
It is tied for #25 of 43 centers in Sunnyvale by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Challenger School-sunnyvale last inspected?
May 8, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Challenger School-sunnyvale cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Challenger School-sunnyvale for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Sunnyvale, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Challenger School-sunnyvale?
The licensee is Challenger School Foundation, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Reid.
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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 430710539 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.