Kidz Academy, INC.
Kidz Academy, INC. is a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 43 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #32 of 46 centers in Santa Clara and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews,record reviews and evidence gathered, two of the children were found outside of the facility alone without any supervision on 07/25/2024 about 12:30PM. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Licensee must provide copies of this report to parents/guardians of children in care at this facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at this facility during the next 12 months per the AB633 requirements.
Fixtures B and D have been capped and disconnected after the initial lead testing report. Director stated that the children never used the fountains prior to testing. Two fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts per billion or greater in Fountains 27 (B) and 12 (D). This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Deficiency is cleared during today's visit.
Complaint investigations
Staff yells at day care children.
Staff did not provide adequate supervision to daycare children.
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Common questions
Does Kidz Academy, INC. take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kidz Academy, INC. had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kidz Academy, INC.?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kidz Academy, INC. compare with other daycares in Santa Clara?
It is tied for #32 of 46 centers in Santa Clara by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kidz Academy, INC. last inspected?
Jul 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kidz Academy, INC. cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kidz Academy, INC. for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Santa Clara, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kidz Academy, INC.?
The licensee is Kidz Academy, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Carolyn Mendoza.
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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 434406690 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.