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Gateway Preschool Academy

2360 McLaughlin Ave, San Jose, CA 95122 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Gateway Preschool Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 7). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #188 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 96%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #188 of 201 centers in San Jose
2Type A citations
5Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 25, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 26, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 1, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication2
Caregiver conduct1
Supervision1
Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 6, 2025Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning. This requirement is not met as evidence by: By
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2025
Type AMar 26, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not properly supervising children during transition time from the playground to the classroom, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 LPA will have director submit a self-certification on section 101229(a)(1)-Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision, with all staff signatures and dates, and to submit to CCL by
Plan of correction due Mar 28, 2025
Type BDec 1, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility has not completed water lead testing by the deadline.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023
Type BDec 1, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for staff S3 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023
Type BDec 1, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for staff S2 and S3 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023
Type BDec 1, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(e)(3)(A)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for child C1 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed an Epi Pen for child C1 which has expired and has not been returned or renewed by facility.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023
Type BDec 1, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(b)
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director had not submitted a new director packet to Child Care Licensing within 10 days of change of director.
Plan of correction due Dec 15, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 6, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 1, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Facility staff handle child roughly resulting in bruising & scratches
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 1, 2011
LicenseeGateway Preschool Academy
AdministratorWinnie Shih
Phone(408) 520-4311
State facility #434412404

Common questions

Does Gateway Preschool Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Gateway Preschool Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 6, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Gateway Preschool Academy?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Gateway Preschool Academy compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #188 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Gateway Preschool Academy last inspected?

Jul 25, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Gateway Preschool Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gateway Preschool Academy 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 Gateway Preschool Academy?

The licensee is Gateway Preschool Academy, and the administrator listed with the state is Winnie Shih.

Licensed centers nearby

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 434412404 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.