Kiddie Academy of San Jose · Preschool, San Jose
Kiddie Academy of San Jose is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 98 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 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, none of them Type A, most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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(d) Upon the occurrence, during the operation of the child care center of any of the events...a report shall be made to the Department by telephone. within the next working day...a written report...within seven days. (1)Events reported shall include.: (B)Any injury to any child... By the Plan of correction (POC) due date, 11/21/2025, the Director will conduct a reporting requirements training for all staff. Director will submit the training materials and the training session's attendance sheet (signed by all staff), to the department as a proof of correction by 11/21/2025. Based on records review, Child (C1) was injured on 8/11/2025, which was not reported to the department. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8
Personal Rights: (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement has not been met by evidence of parent interviews and observations reported. 1 Director Nunez is conducting an overall staff training on tone of voice and how we re-direct the children.
Director did not report four confirmed cases of head lice to Childcare Licensing. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
The facility fully replaced faucet and Results for lead retesting should be submitted upon completion. LPA requested the facility update Licensing on the date water lead retesting is scheduled. After water lead testing was completed, the facility had one faucet located in the kitchen with an Action Level Exceedance of 6.7, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Additionally, all required documentation (LIC9275, LIC9276, LIC999, water lead test results) should be submitted to the Department 08/11/23
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Complaint investigations
Staff are not notifying responsible parties of children's injuries in a timely manner
Staff yells at children
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Common questions
Does Kiddie Academy of San Jose 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 San Jose had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of San Jose?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kiddie Academy of San Jose compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kiddie Academy of San Jose last inspected?
Jan 9, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kiddie Academy of San Jose cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kiddie Academy of San Jose 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 Kiddie Academy of San Jose?
The licensee is San Jose Child Care, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Marie Nunez.
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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 434408781 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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