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Primary Plus

3500 Amber Drive, San Jose, CA 95117 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Primary Plus is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #137 of 201 centers in San Jose and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 21%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #137 of 201 centers in San Jose
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 8, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 24, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 15, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMar 9, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 2, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundSep 1, 2021 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications2
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 9, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
By the POC date: Facility will provide proof of repairs and retest results by 4/12/2023 to CCLD. Identified fixture is not to be used until cleared for use after retesting. Facility submitted that there is an exceedance of about 11 (ppb) sample (C) Drinking fountain next to restroom 2, and 6 (ppb) sample (D) room 17 from the sink faucet. This poses a potential risk to the children.
Plan of correction due Apr 12, 2023
Type AAug 2, 2022InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)
S-1 has been allowed to work in the facility as a staff member prior to obtaining criminal record clearance. This presents an immediate risk to health and safety of the children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2022
Type BAug 2, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on today’s inspection, Assistant Provider S-1 does not have completed Mandated Reporter Training AB 1207. This poses a potential risk to the children.
Plan of correction due Sep 20, 2022
Type BSep 1, 2021InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on today’s inspection, Director and Teachers, support staff do not have completed Mandated Reporter Training AB 1207. Licensee stated that she was unaware of this requirement. This poses a potential risk to the children.
Plan of correction due Oct 15, 2021
Type BSep 1, 2021InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
BY POC DATE: The Director must provide proof of having installed one or more cabon monoxide detectors to CCLD. The Facility did not have any carbon monoxide detectors. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children.
Plan of correction due Sep 10, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity60 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 29, 2003
LicenseeAction Day Nurseries & Primary Plus, INC.
AdministratorMadison Gates
Phone(408) 248-2464
State facility #434406740

Common questions

Does Primary Plus take infants?

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

Has Primary Plus had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 2, 2022, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Primary Plus compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #137 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Primary Plus last inspected?

Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

Who runs Primary Plus?

The licensee is Action Day Nurseries & Primary Plus, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Madison Gates.

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 434406740 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.