Little Oak Preschool · Child Care Center, San Jose

1921 Clarinda Way, San Jose, CA 95124 · Santa Clara County

1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Little Oak Preschool is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 161 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

1Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

1 citation from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 28, 2026Case management visit (incident)Health & medication

Health-related services §101226(6)(1)

Based on interviews, the director did not comply with the section cited above when Staff 2- S2 gave oral medication to the wrong child C1 in care which poses a potential/ Immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Jan 29, 2026

About this center

Licensed capacity161 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJul 9, 2025

LicenseeMeridian Preschool, INC., The

AdministratorJennifer Potmesil

Phone(408) 369-1252

State facility #434417260

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Common questions

Has Little Oak Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 28, 2026, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.

How much does Little Oak Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Oak Preschool 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), $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) and $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Little Oak Preschool?

The licensee is Meridian Preschool, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Potmesil.

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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 434417260 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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