Lucciola Academy
Lucciola Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 106 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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
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C1 exited the facility without supervision from staff. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Outdoor Space: The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. 1 The Facility has removed the broken patio umbrella from the playground as of 09/27/2023. Deficiency is thus cleared. This requirement was not met evidenced by: The Facility had a broken patio umbrella on the ground area against the fence (located by the back entry/exit door) of the preschool playground that posed a potential tripping hazard to children in care. This presents a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Staff does not ensure outdoor playground is free of debris and tripping hazards
About this center
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Common questions
Does Lucciola Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Lucciola Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 6, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Lucciola Academy?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Lucciola Academy last inspected?
Nov 6, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Lucciola Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Lucciola Academy 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 Lucciola Academy?
The licensee is Aiming For Better Childhood, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Noppaket Pongchana.
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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 434417071 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.