Kidango Linda Vista · Preschool, San Jose
Kidango Linda Vista is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 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 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Staff did not have 100% visual supervision of children in care which resulted in an unexplained injury for a child. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Facility did not submit the New Director's File to the Department within 10 days of the Director's resignation with the Facility on 02/12/2025. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
By the POC date: Facility will provide proof of repairs and retest results by 4/28/2023 to CCLD. Identified fixture is not to be used until cleared for use after retesting. Facility submitted that there is an exceedance of about 600 (ppb) sample (D) room 84 from the bathroom sink faucet. This poses a potential risk to the children.
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Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure adequate care and supervision is provided to children
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Kidango Linda Vista take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kidango Linda Vista had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kidango Linda Vista?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kidango Linda Vista 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 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kidango Linda Vista last inspected?
Mar 3, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kidango Linda Vista cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidango Linda Vista 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 Kidango Linda Vista?
The licensee is Kidango INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Marisol Betancourt.
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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 434406759 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.