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Tulip Kids Academy · Infant Center, San Jose

6097 Cottle Road, San Jose, CA 95123 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Tulip Kids Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #118 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #118 of 201 centers in San Jose
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 13, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 13, 2026 · Inspection · no citationApr 25, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 23, 2022 · Inspection · no citationSep 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 4, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 8, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1
Background checks1

Citations, newest first

Type ASep 14, 2022Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Licensee will submit a written plan to Licensing by
Plan of correction due Sep 15, 2022
Type BSep 14, 2022Case management visit (other)Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(1)
Civil penalty of $500 assessed today (see LIC 421BG). The Licensee will submit a written statement to the Department by
Plan of correction due Sep 21, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedSep 14, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 8, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Classroom operating out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

How often are complaints about daycares in Santa Clara County substantiated? See the county-by-county report →

About this center

Licensed capacity29 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 8, 2021
LicenseeRajandsam, INC.
AdministratorNeeru Sharma
Phone(408) 483-8941
State facility #434416979

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Common questions

Does Tulip Kids Academy take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Tulip Kids Academy had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 14, 2022, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Tulip Kids Academy?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Tulip Kids Academy compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #118 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Tulip Kids Academy last inspected?

Jul 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Tulip Kids Academy cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tulip Kids Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Tulip Kids Academy?

The licensee is Rajandsam, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Neeru Sharma.

Licensed centers nearby

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 434416979 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.