Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center · Preschool, San Jose
Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 38 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2019. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
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Complaint investigations
Neglect/Lack of supervision - Child sustained injury due to unsafe practices
How often are complaints about daycares in Santa Clara County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →
About this center
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Common questions
Does Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 12, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center last inspected?
May 20, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center 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 Sjb - James Lick Child Development Center?
The licensee is Sjb Child Development Centers, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Argueta.
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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 434416175 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.