McKinley State Preschool/Head Start
McKinley State Preschool/Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 144 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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A child was left unattended in the playground on February 5th, 2025. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 Upon receipt, Director shall post this report and provide copies of this licensing report, have LIC 9224 signed and kept on file, 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. According to AB 633, parents must be provided with this report which contains this Type A deficiency for the next 12 months & copy of the signed acknowledgment form must be kept in each child's file.
A child was left unattended in the playground on October 31, 2024. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 Upon receipt, Director shall post and provide copies of this licensing report, have LIC 9224 signed and kept on file, 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. According to AB 633, parents must be provided with this report which contains this Type A deficiency for the next 12 months & copy of the signed acknowledgment form must be kept in each child's file.
About this center
Common questions
Does McKinley State Preschool/Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has McKinley State Preschool/Head Start had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 12, 2025, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does McKinley State Preschool/Head Start compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was McKinley State Preschool/Head Start last inspected?
Jun 12, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does McKinley State Preschool/Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask McKinley State Preschool/Head Start 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 McKinley State Preschool/Head Start?
The licensee is Santa Clara County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Pare.
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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 430709429 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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