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Willows Nursery School, The

1149 Minnesota Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 · Santa Clara County
Child care center (preschool)

Willows Nursery School, The is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 12, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 8, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 12, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundNov 9, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 9, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 6, 2025Case management visit (licensee initiated)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
LPAs observed lack of visual supervision for 2 children in the play stage located in the outdoor play area. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2025
Type BDec 12, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 4 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 27, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedNov 9, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 8, 2012
LicenseeBella Fiore School, INC., The
AdministratorLeydi Arias Chavez
Phone(408) 352-5601
State facility #434413114

Common questions

Does Willows Nursery School, The take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Willows Nursery School, The had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Willows Nursery School, The?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Willows Nursery School, The compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Willows Nursery School, The last inspected?

Dec 12, 2024. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Willows Nursery School, The cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Willows Nursery School, The 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 Willows Nursery School, The?

The licensee is Bella Fiore School, INC., The, and the administrator listed with the state is Leydi Arias Chavez.

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 434413114 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.