Discovery Years, The
Discovery Years, The is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 23 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1992. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 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 #55 of 201 centers in San Jose and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review the owner, Hossein Akbari, did not have a file at the facility for review. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
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Common questions
Does Discovery Years, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Discovery Years, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Years, The?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discovery Years, The compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #55 of 201 centers in San Jose 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 Discovery Years, The last inspected?
Nov 4, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Years, The cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Years, The 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 Discovery Years, The?
The licensee is Hossein Akbari, and the administrator listed with the state is Amparo Quintero.
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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 430710454 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.