Hughes State Preschool
Hughes State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 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 #17 of 46 centers in Santa Clara and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the Lead Sampling Report in one (1) identified faucet in Room 25, Kitchen(R) had elevated lead above 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Hughes State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hughes State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Hughes State Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Clara?
It is tied for #17 of 46 centers in Santa Clara by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hughes State Preschool last inspected?
Mar 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hughes State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hughes State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Santa Clara, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Hughes State Preschool?
The licensee is Santa Clara Unified School District/ C D Program, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Ta.
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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 430710458 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.