Scholars Academy
Scholars Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 142 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 3). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staf , S3 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director stated that they mistook the letter stating that staff fingerprints are submitted to mean that the staff's fingerprints were cleared.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 3 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed that three children's medication has expired. LPA reminded Director that expired medication cannot be stored at the facility.
Based on record review and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Per LPA's review of the sign in and out records, several children were observed to be missing signatures of authorized representatives on sign in and out logs. Some parents were observed to have included the sign in and out time but not their signatures.
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Common questions
Has Scholars Academy had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 10, 2026, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
When was Scholars Academy last inspected?
Aug 10, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Scholars Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Scholars Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today), $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) and $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Scholars Academy?
The licensee is Anima Desai, and the administrator listed with the state is Arshia Ali.
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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 434417272 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.