Estrella Family Services @ Gardner · Preschool, San Jose
Estrella Family Services @ Gardner is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 #67 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Director to send documentation of remediation as well as retesting with a passing level. This exceedance levels found in Bubbler "H" was found with 8.3ppb. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care.
How common are lead-in-water citations in Santa Clara County? See the county-by-county report →
Complaint investigations
How often are complaints about daycares in Santa Clara County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
Other licenses at this address
Common questions
Does Estrella Family Services @ Gardner take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Estrella Family Services @ Gardner had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Estrella Family Services @ Gardner?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Estrella Family Services @ Gardner compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Estrella Family Services @ Gardner last inspected?
Sep 16, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Estrella Family Services @ Gardner cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Estrella Family Services @ Gardner 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 Estrella Family Services @ Gardner?
The licensee is Go Kids, INC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristine Nguyen.
Licensed centers nearby
611 Willis Ave, San Jose · under 0.1 mi away · 56 spotsAbout typicalMontessori Way
502 Ilinois Avenue, San Jose · under 0.1 mi away · 35 spotsToo few inspections to compareBellgrad Steam Academy - River Glen
1088 Broadway Ave, Rm.10,13&14, San Jose · 0.8 mi away · 90 spotsToo few inspections to compareSjb Tamien Station CDC
1221 Lick Avenue, Suite 101, San Jose · 0.9 mi away · 37 spotsToo few inspections to compareLaurel Play Gardens
1050 Park Avenue, San Jose · 0.9 mi away · 52 spotsMore citations than mostLaurel Play Gardens
1050 Park Avenue, San Jose · 0.9 mi away · 14 spotsToo few inspections to compare
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 434415729 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
Comparing centers? See how to choose a daycare: 30 questions to ask and a printable checklist.