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Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre.

8755 Kern Avenue, Gilroy, CA 95020 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. is a licensed child care center in Gilroy, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2010. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). It came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #3 of 13 centers in Gilroy and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 54% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. About typical
Tied for #3 of 13 centers in Gilroy
0 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
1 citation from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 19, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jan 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Nov 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation May 17, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 22, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Licensee agreed to conduct all staff training regarding personal rights of children to be signed by all staff, and to send a reminder follow up email to Staff 1 (S1) about personal rights of children in care. A copy of all staff training and the follow up email will be submitted to CCL by
Plan of correction due Nov 5, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 5, 2010
Licensee Gilroy Unified School District
Administrator Gayle Darr
Phone (669) 205-4700
State facility # 434412013
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Common questions

Does Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. take infants?

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

Has Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.

How does Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. compare with other daycares in Gilroy?

It is tied for #3 of 13 centers in Gilroy by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. last inspected?

Sep 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Gilroy, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Gilroy Unified School District Rod Kelley Pre.?

The licensee is Gilroy Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Gayle Darr.

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 434412013 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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