Hearts & Minds Activity Center
Hearts & Minds Activity Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #92 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee failed to test their water used for drinking and food preparation for lead contamination prior to January 1, 2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, Staff #1, #2, #4 & #5 have expired Mandated Reporter Training for Child Care Providers which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hearts & Minds Activity Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hearts & Minds Activity Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Hearts & Minds Activity Center compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hearts & Minds Activity Center last inspected?
Mar 3, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Hearts & Minds Activity Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hearts & Minds Activity Center 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 Hearts & Minds Activity Center?
The licensee is Hearts & Minds Activity Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Rosa Barneond.
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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 434404883 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.