Martinson Child Development Center
Martinson Child Development Center was a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 70 children. Its license closed around September 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 6 complaints, 5 substantiated, and issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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On 8/15/24, at 10:59am, LPA observed 22 chiildren were being supervisied by one fully qualified preschool teacher,a teacher's aide who completed 6 semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education and one teacher's aide who has not completed or is not in the process of early childhood education in the Butterfly classroom. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director stated that they have not had the water tested for lead contamination levels, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. S1-S5 dont have current Mandated Reporter Training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed that C1-C8 are missing LIC9224's for a TYPE A citation citation issued July 30,2024. This poses a potential risk Health, Safety Personal Rights risk to children in care.
101170(e)(1):Criminal Record Clearance. Prior to working or volunteering in a licensed child care facility, all individuals subject to a criminal record review shall obtain a clearance or criminal record exemption. 1 Director stated that she will a written Plan of Correction (POC) listing what step(s) are going to be implemented to ensure that all staff have clearances and associations prior to employment by the
Based on interview(s) the Director did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. S1 is missing proof of immunizations for measles and pertussis and influenza (or statement of decline)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: 1 Director stated that she will submit a plan to ensure that all staff will have personnel records on file. Director will also send a copy of S1's TB test. The plan and copy of the TB test will be submitted by the POC date. Based on interview(s), the Director did not comply with the section above which poses a potential health,safety or personal rights to persons in care.S1 does not have a personnel record on file. 8
Based on observation and interviews, S1(Teacher's aide) supervised four children on 4/18/24,without direct supervision of a fully qualified teacher, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101238(a)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. Director stated that a Licensed Contractor(roof services) conducted an inspection on 3/28/24,and plans have been implemented to address the leakage. Director stated that the carpet in Classroom Number 4 will be shampooed this weekend(3/30-3/31/24). This requirement was not met by: LPA observed water spots on the ceiling and water coming from the roof leaked into an area of the carpet which had caused a foul smell(in Room #4). 8 Director will submit a plan that will ensure that the child care center will be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times by the POC date.
101226.3 Observation of the Child: b) Any unusual behavior, any injury or signs of illness requiring assessment and/or administration of first aid by staff shall be reported to the child's Director stated that she will submit a plan that will ensure that the children’s authorized representative will be informed of their unusual behavior. This plan is to include what steps will be made if they can’t contact the authorized representative. authorized representative and recorded in the child's record.This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on the interviews and reviewing supporting documentation, staff did not properly address numerous unusual behavior to child’s authorized representative. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Facility out of ratio.
1. Staff are not finger print cleared to work in center.
1. Staff are operating the facility out of ratio
1. Staff do not maintain facility sanitary
1. Facility did not report incidents to responsible parties.
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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 434400448 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.