South Bay Gan Torah Preschool
South Bay Gan Torah Preschool is a licensed child care center in Mountain View, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 6). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #24 of 25 centers in Mountain View and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, LPA Uribe found that several required documents were either incomplete or missing from children's files and an incomplete Facility Roster (LIC 9040) which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 LPA Uribe will return to the facility shortly after the 02/27/2026 plan of correction due date to review children's records.
Based on record review, LPA Uribe found that several required documents were either incomplete or missing from personnel files and an incomplete Personnel Record (LIC 500) which poses a potential risk to the heatlh, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 LPA Uribe will return to the facility shortly after the 02/27/2026 plan of correction due date to review personnel records.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the staff do not document the 15-minute checks on sleeping infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as all personnel files were unavailable for review during today's inspection review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA Uribe was unable to verify compliance for several regulations due to the inability to review personnel records.
Based on interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as all children's records were unavailable for review during today's inspection review which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA Uribe was unable to verify compliance for several regulations due to the inability to review children's records.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does South Bay Gan Torah Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has South Bay Gan Torah Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 25, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does South Bay Gan Torah Preschool compare with other daycares in Mountain View?
It is #24 of 25 centers in Mountain View by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was South Bay Gan Torah Preschool last inspected?
Jan 29, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does South Bay Gan Torah Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask South Bay Gan Torah Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Mountain View, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs South Bay Gan Torah Preschool?
The licensee is Chabad Of Greater South Bay, and the administrator listed with the state is Yosef Levin.
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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 434411405 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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