Genius Kids · 7132 Santa Teresa Boulevard, San Jose
Genius Kids was a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 81 children. Its license closed around February 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 substantiated, and issued 11 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on record review, C1 and C2 are missing up to date vaccines which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S1 and S3 were missing proof of measles and S1-S4 were missing proof of influenza (or declination), which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the Site Director has not completed eight (8) hours of Preventative Health and Safety course (including nutrition and lead components), which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S1 and S4 are short ECE units as their coursework is quarter ECE units, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as children were observed to be napping without a sheet on their cot, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the Site Director has not completed the CCLD Operations and Record Keeping Orientation, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as they have not maintained a facility roster for children enrolled (LIC9040), which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA observed teacher Stephanie DeMelo is not associated to facility. Stephanie 1 Jatin stated he faxed documents to CCLD office. LPA contacted office and they were not received. LPA sent photos of documents to clerk to associate Stephanie. Jatin understands to call the office in the future to verify documents were receieved. began working at facility on 09/20/2021. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care. 8 AB633 Parent Notification is required. This page shall be provided to all parents of children currently enrolled and any future children being enrolled for the next 12 months per AB633 requirements.
LPA observed 10 children did not have and Admission Agreements. This poses a potential risk Health, Safety Personal Rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility has unqualified staff
Staff do not maintain proper staff-child ratios
Children are not provided bedding during nap time
Children records are not properly maintained
Staff do not implement a written procedure to sign the child in/out of the facility
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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 434414478 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.