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Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare · Preschool, San Jose

3571 N 1st St, San Jose, CA 95134 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 252 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None 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
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 28, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 28, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMay 1, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJul 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 10, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 30, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 20, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
Fixtures B, G, I, J, KK, and N were immediately removed from service and replaced after the initial lead testing report. All six fixtures were retested on February 11, 2023 and the ALE for all six water fixtures was below 5.5 parts per billion. Six water fixtures reported an ALE of 5.5 parts parts per billion or greater. Fixture "B" = 5.5, Fixture "G" = 8.8, Fixture "I" = 8.5, Fixture J = 6.9, Fixture KK = 6.7, and Fixture "N" 6.9. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. Deficiency is thus cleared as of today's inspection.
Plan of correction due Jul 20, 2023
Type BJul 20, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
one preschool child followed a parent that had propped open the door leading to the playground back inside the Facility on June 27, 2023. This presented a potential risk to the health/safety of the child in care. 8 Deficiency is thus cleared of today's date.
Plan of correction due Jul 20, 2023

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About this center

Licensed capacity252 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 13, 2008
LicenseeKindercare Education At Work LLC
AdministratorTiffany Brunnings
Phone(408) 424-3500
State facility #434410601

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Common questions

Does Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare take infants?

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

Has Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare had any serious violations?

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

How does Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare 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 Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare last inspected?

May 28, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare 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 Life Connections Learning Center - KinderCare?

The licensee is Kindercare Education At Work LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Tiffany Brunnings.

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 434410601 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.