Snell State Preschool/Head Start
Snell State Preschool/Head Start is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2011. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Snell State Preschool/Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Snell State Preschool/Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Snell State Preschool/Head Start compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #67 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Snell State Preschool/Head Start last inspected?
Jul 23, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Snell State Preschool/Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Snell State Preschool/Head Start 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 Snell State Preschool/Head Start?
The licensee is Santa Clara County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Rocio Blankenship.
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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 434412407 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.