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Kiddie Academy of San Jose · Infant Center, San Jose

521 W Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95136 · Santa Clara County
2 substantiated complaints Infant center

Kiddie Academy of San Jose is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, none of them Type A. 1 citation 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

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
2 of 5 Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 22, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jan 14, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 22, 2025 · Inspection · citation found May 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 10, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jan 30, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Oct 19, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 15, 2022 · Report/investigation · 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

Building & playground safety 1
Background checks 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Oct 22, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There is a deterioration (surface crack) on the right side concrete surface of the infant toddler's playground.
Plan of correction due Nov 21, 2025
Type B Jun 1, 2022 Case management visit (other) Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on observation and interview, staff member present in infant classroom does not have fingerprint clearances for infant license which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 3, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Apr 10, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 14, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Substantiated Apr 10, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jan 23, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Unqualified staff are allowed to provide care and supervision to children.
Substantiated Apr 10, 2025 Complaint investigation received Feb 3, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not maintain a comfortable room temperature for children.
Not substantiated Oct 19, 2022 Complaint investigation received Aug 26, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Sep 15, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 28, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 32 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Aug 3, 2006
Licensee San Jose Child Care, LLC
Administrator Marie Nunez
Phone (408) 978-1500
State facility # 434408783
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Common questions

Does Kiddie Academy of San Jose take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Kiddie Academy of San Jose had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Kiddie Academy of San Jose?

California investigated 5 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 #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 Kiddie Academy of San Jose last inspected?

Oct 22, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 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 434408783 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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