Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center · Child Care Center, Los Gatos
Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center is a licensed child care center in Los Gatos, CA, licensed for up to 79 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 3 complaints, none of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, which was not Type A. It came more than 12 months ago. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 6 children's medication which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Has Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center last inspected?
Apr 1, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Los Gatos, 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 Shir Hadash Early Childhood Center?
The licensee is Congregation Shir Hadash, and the administrator listed with the state is Mercedes Mendoza.
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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 434417416 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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