Lucciola Academy
Lucciola Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 21 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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By 01/29/24, Katrina and Noppaket indicated that they will submit a written Plan of Correction to Licensing and will conduct an all staff training including areas on supervision, personal rights, safety, first aid, and reporting requirements. Training agenda and proof of attendance to be sent to Licensing after the training. Due to neglect/lack of supervision, a child sustained multiple injuries while in care. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
By 01/29/24, Katrina and Noppaket stated that they will submit a written Plan of Correction to ensure that children's personal rights are not violated. A daycare child was able to reach a bottle warming device that was placed at the edge of the counter table. The child sustained burns on the upper arm from the tipped bottle warmer. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 Upon receipt, licensee shall post and provide copies of this licensing report to parents/guardians of children in care at the facility and to parents/guardians of children newly enrolled at the facility during the next 12 months.
By 01/31/24, Katrina and Noppaket stated that they will submit a written Plan of Correction to ensure that unusual incidents shall be reported to Licensing with the required time frame. In addition, a completed Unusual Incident/Injury Report (LIC 624) pertaining to the incident occurred on 01/16/24 be sent to Licensing. An unusual incident that occurred on 01/16/24 involving a daycare child who sustained burns on the upper arm from a tipped bottle warmer was not reported to Licensing. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Due to negligence, a day care child sustained multiple injuries while in care.
Staff did not ensure that a bottle warming device was not within reach of a day care child.
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Common questions
Does Lucciola Academy take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Lucciola Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 26, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Lucciola Academy?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Lucciola Academy last inspected?
Nov 13, 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 $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 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 Anna Katrina Owens.
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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 434417072 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.