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Joyful Learning Educational Development Center

2887 McLaughlin Avenue, Bldg B, San Jose, CA 95121 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Joyful Learning Educational Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 3). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0Type A citations
3Type B citations
1Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 10, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citationDec 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 15, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 31, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks1
Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type BOct 15, 2025Case management visit (other)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)(2)
Director to have S1 fingerprinted and associated and submit a written plan of correction to LPA by 10/16/2025. During today's inspection, LPA observed staff S1 showing an “In Process” background clearance. Director confirmed that S1 has been employed at the facility since 08/18/2025. No proof of criminal record transfer request or clearance before 08/18/2025 was provided. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 16, 2025
Type BOct 15, 2025Case management visit (other)Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)(2)
Based on record review, LPA observed that child’s authorized representative was not informed of bump (insect bite) on the child that child received at the facility in a timely manner. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Deficiency Dismissed
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2025
Type BOct 15, 2025Case management visit (other)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on director and staff interviews regarding insect bites, they stated that there were several children, approximately 3 or 4 children, that were observed with bug bites during the summer months. Director failed to not submit an incident report to the Child Care Licensing Department. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2025

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedOct 15, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Aug 18, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity100 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 30, 2025
LicenseeJoyful Learning Educational Development Center
AdministratorAmparo Rios
Phone(408) 591-8597
State facility #434417184

Common questions

Has Joyful Learning Educational Development Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Joyful Learning Educational Development Center?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Joyful Learning Educational Development Center last inspected?

Jun 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Joyful Learning Educational Development Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Joyful Learning Educational Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today), $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) and $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Joyful Learning Educational Development Center?

The licensee is Joyful Learning Educational Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Amparo Rios.

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 434417184 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.