Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center · Preschool, Los Gatos

20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos, CA 95032 · Santa Clara County

Closed Child care center (preschool)

This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Jul 17, 2024. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center was a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 79 children. Its license closed around July 2024. Since February 2021, the state inspected it once, investigated 2 complaints (0 substantiated) and issued 3 citations, none of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0 Type A citations

3 Type B citations

1 Inspections

0 of 2 Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications 2

Health & medication 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Mar 28, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)(1)

Based on record review, S5 and S6 have expired Mandated Reporter Training certificates. These pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2022

Type B Mar 28, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications

Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)

Based on record review, S4 is missing Health Screening Report - LIC 503 with TB test result in her file whick poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2022

Type B Mar 28, 2022 Inspection Health & medication

Staff immunizations §1596.7995

Based on record review, S4 is missing immunization record for measles, pertussis and influenza which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Plan of correction due Apr 29, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiated Sep 7, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 20, 2022

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

Not substantiated May 24, 2022 Complaint investigation received Mar 22, 2022

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity 79 children

License type Child care center (preschool)

License status Closed

Licensed since Sep 1, 2009

Closed Jul 17, 2024

Licensee Congregation Shir Hadash

Last administrator Mercedes Mendoza

State facility # 434410797

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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 434410797 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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