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Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill · Preschool, Morgan Hill

15750 Monterey Road, Suite 150, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaint Child care center (preschool)

Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill is a licensed child care center in Morgan Hill, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill
2 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 7, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Nov 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 7, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Aug 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 4, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jun 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Sep 21, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Other standards 1
Building & playground safety 1
Background checks 1
Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Nov 16, 2023 Complaint investigation Other standards
Exclusions §101208(a)(1)(a)(2)
Based on interview, A-2 was aware of A-1’s criminal record. A-1 has a non-exemptible criminal record, which poses an immediate risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 17, 2023
Type B Oct 4, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
By POC 11/06/2023, Director stated that they will have Faucet A retested and submit test results, LIC 999, LIC 9275, and LIC 9276 to Faucet A has a result of 8 Licensing. Faucets has been replaced. There is a separate sink for food preparation, which will also be used to wash dishes.
Plan of correction due Nov 6, 2023
Type A Jun 30, 2023 Case management visit (other) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on record review, S-1 was disassociated on 04/28/2021, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 A civil penalty of $500 is assessed for caregiver background check.
Plan of correction due Jul 1, 2023
Type B Sep 21, 2022 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 6 persons, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 21, 2022

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Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Aug 20, 2024 Complaint investigation received Jul 24, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Nov 16, 2023 Complaint investigation received Jun 26, 2023
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 84 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 18, 2006
Licensee Appletree Learning Center LLC
Administrator Nakia Centeno
Phone (408) 776-6800
State facility # 434408795
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Common questions

Does Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 16, 2023, for exclusions. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill compare with other daycares in Morgan Hill?

It is tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill last inspected?

Nov 7, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Morgan Hill, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill?

The licensee is Appletree Learning Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Nakia Centeno.

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 434408795 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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