Kidango Cesar Chavez
Kidango Cesar Chavez was a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 60 children. Its license closed around February 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 substantiated, and issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Citations, newest first
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The teacher, S1, did not have valid mandated reporter training certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director Marion Martin stated an investigation was conducted and it was found that staff member violated child's rights by grabbing child by the arm and pulled child's hair. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
Director did not notify the Department until of incident that occurred on 06/19/2023 until 08/08/2023. This poses a potential risk Health, Safety Personal Rights risk to children in care.
A large tree stumped was protruding out of the ground on the playground, the earth is un-level with overgrown grass, and gopher holes. Wood/lumber with jagged edges is sticking up from the walkways. Playground is need of maintenance. This poses a risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. The Site Director closed playground and posted a Temporarily Closed Notice on the entrance gate of playground. Per Site Director, when play -round is safe and free of hazards she will send submit pictures to the CCL Office notifying the playground is open and safe for children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility is Hazardous
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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 434411623 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.