Enlighten Preschool
Enlighten Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 3). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S7) was missing vaccination to measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the commingling of preschool license program and Transitional Kindergarten Program licensed by the department of education which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, Staff # 9 has 7.98 out of 12 of the required 12 ECE units which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Enlighten Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Enlighten Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Enlighten Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Enlighten Preschool compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #121 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Enlighten Preschool last inspected?
Apr 24, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Enlighten Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Enlighten Preschool 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 Enlighten Preschool?
The licensee is Enlighten Education, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Hui Shen.
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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 434415697 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.