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Mvp Preschool/Child Care

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

Mvp Preschool/Child Care is a licensed child care center in Morgan Hill, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 10 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (3 of 10). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 94% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
Tied for #23 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill
2 Type A citations
8 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
10 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 19, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Oct 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Sep 19, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Sep 10, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Jun 2, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 3
Building & playground safety 2
Health & medication 2
Supervision 1
Staff ratios 1
Caregiver conduct 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Sep 10, 2024 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having current and valid mandated reprters training for Staff 5 (S5), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 17, 2024
Type A Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPAs observed that children entered the building without any staff present and children went the restroom. LPAs also observed children walking from the restroom in the front building to the Pre-K without any staff present. Staff walked away from the bathroom.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2023
Type A Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(b)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. There were 38 children present today. Two out of the five staff in the morning were fully qualified and only one staff had completed 6 units.
Plan of correction due Jun 5, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
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 the screen barricading the wall heater in the 2 years old room was broken; therefore, making the wall heater accessible to children. LPA also observed that the plastic picnic table was cracked.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 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 there is tan bark around the play equipment, but there is not enough to absorb falls.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of five persons, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licenee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of five persons, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 17, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 11 persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023
Type B Jun 2, 2023 Inspection Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(b)(1)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three out of eleven persons which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 9, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 7, 2018
Licensee Melissa Mancera
Administrator Melissa Mancera
Phone (408) 778-2529
State facility # 434415815
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
Not checked by Daycare Record

Common questions

Does Mvp Preschool/Child Care take infants?

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

Has Mvp Preschool/Child Care had any serious violations?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 2, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Mvp Preschool/Child Care compare with other daycares in Morgan Hill?

It is tied for #23 of 26 centers in Morgan Hill by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Mvp Preschool/Child Care last inspected?

Sep 19, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Mvp Preschool/Child Care cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Mvp Preschool/Child Care 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 Mvp Preschool/Child Care?

The licensee is Melissa Mancera, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Mancera.

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 434415815 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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