Preschool center · Child care center

Creative Minds Child Development Center

Licensed & activeAges PreschoolUp to 44 children

4977 Dent Ave, San Jose, CA 95118

Safety record

3 citations across 3 licensing visits

None was Type A (immediate risk). California licensing visits since 2023.

OtherCorrection was due Oct 3, 2025Sep 24, 2025
Title 22 §101700(b)
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Dec 1, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Oct 30, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Personnel Records (§101217(a)(12))

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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · every fact links to its source

California CCLD licensing visits since 2021 (inspections, complaint investigations and follow-ups), updated daily. Citations are matched to the latest visit on or before their correction due date, because the state download does not link them; Type A (immediate risk) and Type B totals are shown per visit kind.

Citations by visit kind (state totals)

Visits	Count	Type B
Licensing inspections	2	1
Complaint investigations	0	0
Other (follow-up, case management)	1	2

Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.

Complaints investigated

No complaints on record since 2021.

Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Open	Evidence
Sep 24, 2025	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	1	0	Verified

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Visits

Count

Type A

Type B

Licensing inspections

Complaint investigations

Other (follow-up, case management)

Date

Inspection

Result

Findings

Open

Evidence

Sep 24, 2025

Other visit (follow-up or case management)

Citations issued

Verified

Facility	Type	Operator	Capacity	Inspection findings	Last insp.	Dist.
Creative Minds Child Development Center San Jose, 95118	Child care center	—	40	No records	—	0.0 km
Stratford School - Almaden San Jose, 95118	Child care center	—	264	No records	—	0.5 km
St. Timothy's Christian Preschool San Jose, 95124	Child care center	—	85	No records	—	0.9 km
Green Kids Daycare Center San Jose, 95124	Child care center	—	30	No records	—	0.9 km
Brightstar Christian Academy San Jose, 95118	Child care center	—	58	No records	—	1.0 km
Carter Avenue Christian Preschool and Daycare San Jose, 95118	Child care center	—	60	No records	—	1.1 km

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA	434410801	name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434410801 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CDSS CCL Facility Map CA	434410801	location Coordinates published by CDSS for this facility number.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434410801	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434410801 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 24, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434410801	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434410801 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 24, 2025	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	434410801	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #434410801 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Oct 16, 2023	Nov 6, 2026

Creative Minds Child Development Center

3 citations across 3 licensing visits

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Creative Minds Child Development Center

3 citations across 3 licensing visits

The parent checklist

The full public record

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Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Sep 24, 2025	§101700(b) Other	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Oct 3, 2025	Title 22 §101700(b)
Oct 16, 2023	§1596.7995(a)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Dec 1, 2023	Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Oct 16, 2023	§101217(a)(12) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Oct 30, 2023	Personnel Records (§101217(a)(12))