Discovery Years, The
Discovery Years, The is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #92 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Licensee will submit a plan of correction stating designation of qualified substitute director in case of director's absence by
Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. Licensee will submit a written plan to keep the classrooms and facility grounds clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair. Licensee will include plan of action to repair the chipped portion of the outside bathroom flooring by
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Facility outside restroom in disrepair
About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery Years, The take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discovery Years, The had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Discovery Years, The?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Discovery Years, The compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Discovery Years, The last inspected?
Jul 24, 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 Farahnaz Akbari.
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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 434400388 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.