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Kiddie Academy of San Jose · School-Age Program, San Jose

521 W Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95136 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaint School-age child care center

Kiddie Academy of San Jose is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving school-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 2 citations, 1 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 #140 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
2 Inspections
1 of 2 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 8, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 8, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jul 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 21, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Jun 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 18, 2023 Complaint investigation Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)
Facility did not report a child's injury to the child's authorized representative in a timely manner on May 30, 2023. This presents a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8 than a minor cut or scratch. Plan of Correction is due by Friday October 27, 2023.
Plan of correction due Oct 27, 2023
Type A Jun 1, 2022 Case management visit (other) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Based on observation, record review, and interview, staff member present at the facility did not have California criminal background clearances prior to starting employment at the facility which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 2, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Jun 4, 2024 Complaint investigation received Aug 21, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Oct 18, 2023 Complaint investigation received May 31, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not report injury to child's authorized representative in a timely manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 21 children
License type School-age child care center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 20, 2006
Licensee San Jose Child Care, LLC
Administrator Marie Nunez
Phone (408) 978-1500
State facility # 434408782
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Common questions

Does Kiddie Academy of San Jose take infants?

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

Has Kiddie Academy of San Jose had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 1, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of San Jose?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. 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 8, 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 $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 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.

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 434408782 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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