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Martinson Child Development Center

1350 Hope Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 · Santa Clara County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Sep 30, 2024. Its state inspection history is shown below.

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

1Type A citations
9Type B citations
2Inspections
5 of 6Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 17, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 19, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 15, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 15, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundJul 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 31, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications2
Health & medication2
Staff ratios1
Background checks1
Records & paperwork1
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BAug 15, 2024Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2024
Type BAug 15, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Lead testing of drinking water §1597.16(a)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 19, 2024
Type BAug 15, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2024
Type BAug 15, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.8595(c)
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.
Plan of correction due Aug 22, 2024
Type AJul 30, 2024Complaint investigationBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
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
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2024
Type BJul 30, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
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)
Plan of correction due Aug 16, 2024
Type BJul 30, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)
(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
Plan of correction due Aug 16, 2024
Type BApr 18, 2024Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Teacher aide qualifications §101216.2(e)
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.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2024
Type BMar 29, 2024Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
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.
Plan of correction due Apr 5, 2024
Type BJan 31, 2022Complaint investigationOther standards
Observation of the Child §101226.3(b)
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.
Plan of correction due Feb 21, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 17, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 9, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedAug 15, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Aug 9, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
1. Facility out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJul 30, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jul 24, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff are not finger print cleared to work in center.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedApr 18, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 27, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff are operating the facility out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMar 29, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Mar 27, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
1. Staff do not maintain facility sanitary
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedJan 31, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Dec 1, 2021
Substantiated allegation:
1. Facility did not report incidents to responsible parties.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity70 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceJun 26, 1998
ClosedSep 30, 2024
LicenseeMartinson Child Development Center, INC.
Last administratorAlyssia Salazar
State facility #434400448

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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.