Willow Glen Academy
Willow Glen Academy is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 10 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (4 of 10). 10 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #185 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers.
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Staff #1 (S1) does not have a health screening with negative TB test on file. 1 Director to provide LPA by POC date a Health Screening for S1 with TB test. Director to follow file collection checklist created by the facility and ensure all staff files are complete prior to scheduling staff at the facility. Director to keep files in a secure location to ensure Licensing has access at any time to review. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Licensee to collect proof of Measles vaccination from staff and email proof to LPA prior to
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 Carbon Monoxide Detector was not present which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and Director Interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a lead testing report was not available which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two play structures had damage that was repaired with tape, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff did not have valid Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 staff files did not have proof of influenza vaccination/declination and 2 out of 3 files did not have proo fof immunity to pertussis and measles, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 5 children which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 children did not have proof of immunization to Measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 children were missing sign in/out signatures for February. LPA observed past records to be incomplete with missing signatures from authorized representatives, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Willow Glen Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Willow Glen Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 10 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Willow Glen Academy compare with other daycares in San Jose?
It is tied for #185 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 95% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Willow Glen Academy last inspected?
Feb 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Willow Glen Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Willow Glen Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, was $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Willow Glen Academy?
The licensee is Randy Bouthellier, and the administrator listed with the state is Randolph Bouthellier.
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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 434400414 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.