Safari Kid-almaden
Safari Kid-almaden is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 75 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #165 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation and records review Staff S4, S5, & S6 were missing immunization record which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited. Licensee has not had drinking water tested for lead contamination upon today's inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee did not obtain current mandated reporter training certificates for staff S1 and S2 which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee did not obtain immunization records for staff assistant, S4 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Licensee did not obtain LIC503 Health Screening form for staff S2, S3 and S4 on file during today's inspectionwhich poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed drinking water bottle of preschool children (i.e C6 and C7 ) were not labeled with child's name which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
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Common questions
Does Safari Kid-almaden take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Safari Kid-almaden had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Safari Kid-almaden compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #165 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 88% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Safari Kid-almaden last inspected?
Jul 30, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Safari Kid-almaden cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Safari Kid-almaden 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 Safari Kid-almaden?
The licensee is Ak Rising Stars INC. DBA Safari Kid, and the administrator listed with the state is Neena Billimoria.
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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 434414329 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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