Genius Kids
Genius Kids is a licensed child care center in Morgan Hill, CA, licensed for up to 86 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 14 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (3 of 14). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #26 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers.
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Licensee agreed to read, understand, and to compose, sign, and date a self-certification on section 101227- Food Service and to submit a signed written copy to CCL by
Based on interview and record review, facility did not offer the morning snack that was listed on the menu, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children. 8 occur.
Based on record reviews, the middle area did not have a fully qualified teacher in the room and in Preschool #2, there was 24 children with only one fully qualified teacher. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review and observation, Pre-K had 25 children with 2 fully qualified teachers, Preschool #2 had 24 children with two staff, whom one was only fully qualified, and preschool room #5 had 18 children with 2 staff, whom none are fully qualified teacher. This poses a immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met evidenced by: 1 By POC 10/20/2023, Licensee will submit written plan how children will be supervised at all times. Based on observation, LPA observed at 2:50PM that a child walked from the bathroom to the classroom without any staff present and at 2:54PM, a child walked from the classroom to the cubbies without any staff present. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety to the children in care. 8
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S-2 only completed 8 semester units.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S-2 was supervising 24 children with a fully qualified teacher. S-2 has only completed 8 semester units and is not enrolled in additional courses.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed at 232PM that children were starting to wake up from nap. There were 28 children and two staff.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S-1's eligible fingerprint was disassociated to facility. S-1 is associated to Licensee's other facility.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there was a spray with disinfectant spray on the pony wall and medication in a bag that was accessible to children.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. C-1's medication expired on 03/2023.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that there is not enough resilient material to absorb falls.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time,... Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evident by: 1 By POC 12/16/2022, Licensee will submit a plan on how children will be supervised at all time including during pick up and drop off. Based on observation, LPA observed at 9:55AM that a child walked from the front door to the room. LPA also observed around 10:40AM that a child walked out of the classroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 101170(f)... This requirement is not met as evident by: 1 Assistant Director submitted LIC 9182 with a valid ID for S-1 during inspection to the San Jose Regional office. Based on record reviews, S-1 has fingerprint clearance and is associated to infant license, which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Licensee will check with licensing to ensure that S-1's fingerprints were transferred.
Complaint investigations
Staff are not providing adequate food service.
Staff are not preparing food according to the posted menu
Facility is out of ratio
Unqualified staff providing care to day care children
About this center
Common questions
Does Genius Kids take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Genius Kids had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 19, 2023, for teacher qualifications and duties. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Genius Kids?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Genius Kids compare with other daycares in Morgan Hill?
It is #26 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 98% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Genius Kids last inspected?
Mar 11, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Genius Kids cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Genius Kids for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Morgan Hill, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Genius Kids?
The licensee is Preschool Learning Academy LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Hourieh Gharibi.
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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 434413902 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.