Sunflower Child Development Center
Sunflower Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Clara, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2020. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 46 centers in Santa Clara and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observations, records review and interview with Director, LPA observed that Staff (S2) was supervising nine(9) children in the playarea without a qualified teacher on 04/15/25 at 11:09AM. Director self-admitted that staff (S2 & S5) do not have evaluated transcripts by approved/authorized department by U.S. department of education. Director stated that Staff (S2) has a degree from Ukraine and Staff (S5) has a degree from Russia. Director stated that Room B (S4 & S5) does not have a qualified teacher present with 10 children during today's investigation.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S1) out of five staff do not have healthscreening and TB test done, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children do not have physican report in their files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children were enrolled before they turned 2 years old, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility operating out of ratio.
About this center
Common questions
Does Sunflower Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Sunflower Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Sunflower Child Development Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Sunflower Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Santa Clara?
It is tied for #39 of 46 centers in Santa Clara 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 Sunflower Child Development Center last inspected?
Apr 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Sunflower Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sunflower Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes Santa Clara, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Sunflower Child Development Center?
The licensee is Makarova-kamradt, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Natalia Kamradt.
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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 434416442 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.