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KINDERWOOD PRESCHOOL

5560 ENTRADA CEDROS, San Jose, CA 95123

Facility:
434417052
Type:
INFANT CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
30

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

The available records raise questions worth asking before enrolling.

Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionJune 3, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJune 3, 2026

Summary

This summary covers 15 available inspections for KINDERWOOD PRESCHOOL from September 27, 2022 through June 3, 2026.

Five inspections recorded violations, with seven recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on January 6, 2025 and involved staff-to-child ratio, with a due date of January 8, 2025.

That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.

Two later inspections, from June 9, 2025 through June 3, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
15

1 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
7

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
4

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

Last 36 months

Local comparison

15 total inspections vs 3 local median in 95123

Compared to 42 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.47
Local median
0.45

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
20%
Local median
15%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
33%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
2
Local average
0.17

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Limitations on Capacity - (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the office which is an off limit area was utilized for the infants. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 8, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)
View official report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Staff-Infant Ratio - (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, record review and evidenced gathered, the facility did not maintain the teacher-child ratio. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 27, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101416.5(b) - 101416.5(b)
Official code
101416.5(b)
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties - (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, infants were supervised by unqualified staff which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 30, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A) - 101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Official code
101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Limitations on Capacity - (a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, record review, and evidenced gathered, staff were commingling children from different programs which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 30, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101161(a) - 101161(a)
Official code
101161(a)
View official report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
1596.857 Rights of parent or guardian to inspect facility without advance notice; informing parents and guardians; prohibition of retaliation; violations; penalty; family child care home notification of parent rights; registered sex offenders (b) No child day care facility shall discriminate or retaliate against any child or parent or guardian on the basis or for the reason that the parent or guardian has exercised his or her right under this section to inspect the facility or has lodged a complaint with the department against a facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, a day care parent was served two-week notice to disenroll child for reason of termination not indicated in facility's admission agreement that was signed by parent which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Inspector notes
(b) No child day care facility shall discriminate or retaliate against any child or parent or guardian on the basis or for the reason that the parent or guardian has exercised his or her right under this section to inspect the facility or has lodged a complaint with the department against a facility. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, a day care parent was served two-week notice to disenroll child for reason of termination not indicated in facility's admission agreement that was signed by parent which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.857(b) - 1596.857(b)
Official code
1596.857(b)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101429 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (a) In addition to Section 101229, the following shall apply: (1) Each infant shall be constantly supervised and under direct visual observation and supervision by a staff person at all times. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, a day care child was bitten on multiple occasions which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Report comments
Based on observation, interviews and record reviews, a day care child was bitten on multiple occasions which posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 8, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101429(a)(1) - 101429(a)(1)
Official code
101429(a)(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
Criminal Record Clearance) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, record reviews and interviews, Licensee did not comply with section cited above. S1 who was providing care to children enrolled did not obtain criminal record and child abuse index clearances prior to working in the facility. This poses an immediate threat to health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 30, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101170(e)(1) - 101170(e)(1)
Official code
101170(e)(1)