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Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School

16870 Murphy Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School is a licensed child care center in Morgan Hill, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 92% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill
2 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 4, 2024

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Apr 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jan 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found May 24, 2023 · Inspection · citation found Apr 18, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Staff ratios 1
Building & playground safety 1
Other standards 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Jan 11, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
A child was left unattended in the front parking lot (facing Murphy Ave)on 12/21/23. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 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.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2024
Type A Jan 11, 2024 Case management visit (incident) Staff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
101161(a): A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met by: 1 The Director stated that she will submit a plan to ensure that she operates in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation at all times. Director stated that C2 is still enrolled(C2 turned two in 11/2023). Through interview and record review, C2 who was younger than two years of age began Preschool on 9/5/23.This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 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.
Plan of correction due Jan 12, 2024
Type B May 24, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(e)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that areas around climbing structure did not have enough material to absorb falls.
Plan of correction due May 31, 2023
Type B Mar 21, 2023 Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance) Other standards
Rule §101799.3(b)(1)
Lead Testing Written Directives. a result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evident by: 1 Facility only uses sinks for handwashing. A sign was posted that sinks are only used for handwashing. Facility only uses bottle water. Sink A had a result of 6.9ppb. Sink B had a result of 7.3ppb, and Sink C had a result of 19ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Apr 21, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 48 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 3, 1994
Licensee Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School
Administrator Elizabeth Huckaby
Phone (408) 779-4515
State facility # 430709449
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Common questions

Does Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 11, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School compare with other daycares in Morgan Hill?

It is tied for #21 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 92% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School last inspected?

Dec 4, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Morgan Hill, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School?

The licensee is Morgan Hill Parent-child Nursery School, and the administrator listed with the state is Elizabeth Huckaby.

Licensed centers nearby

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 430709449 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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