Mountain View · Licensed center
German International School of Silicon Valley
- Large bilingual center, licensed for 110 children.
What the state has found
The state cited no rules at any of its 5 licensing inspections since April 2022.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 20% had no rules cited at any of them, as this center did.
Licensing inspections
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- September 23, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since April 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
Section 101229 (a)(1) that no child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual supervision, of a teacher at any time…. This requirement is not met as evidenced by, Based on the LPA’s interviews and record reviews, on 9/25/2025, C1 was found, unsupervised, by staff members, right outside of the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), between 10:45 am to 10:55 am. Director M.W. reported to the Child Care Oakland Regional Office via the telephone, the incident, on 9/29/2025. This poses an mmediate and potential risk to the health, safety, and or personal rights of children in care.
· October 8, 2025
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Sep 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · September 25, 2025
Substantiated · CCR 101229(a)(1) · Type A
Section 101229 (a)(1) that no child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual supervision, of a teacher at any time…. This requirement is not met as evidenced by, Based on the LPA’s interviews and record reviews, on 9/25/2025, C1 was found, unsupervised, by staff members, right outside of the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR), between 10:45 am to 10:55 am. Director M.W. reported to the Child Care Oakland Regional Office via the telephone, the incident, on 9/29/2025. This poses an mmediate and potential risk to the health, safety, and or personal rights of children in care.
Jan 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · January 15, 2025
Substantiated · CCR 101239(a)(1) · Type B
Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies. (a) A comfortable temperature for children shall be maintained at all times (1) The licensee shall maintain the temperature in rooms that children occupy between a minimum of 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) and a maximum of 85 degrees F (30 degrees C). This requirement is not being met as evidence by: During physical plant walkthrough it was observed that classroom 17 had a temperature of 65 degrees Farenheit. This poses a potential health & safety risk to children in care.
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How they teach
Bilingual
“Dual-Language Excellence Students learn in German and English every day, building true fluency, academic depth, and intercultural understanding across all subjects.”
What it costs
- Application fee
- $75
- Siblings
- A 10% rebate on tuition is given to the lower of two tuitions. A 20% rebate on tuition is given to the lowest of three (or more) tuitions.
Details
- Website
- gissv.org
- Address
- 310 Easy Street
- License
- 434404393, active
- Ages they serve
- two to eighteen years old
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All checked July 2026.
How they teach
- Approach gissv.org
What it costs
- Application fee, Sibling discount gissv.org
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website gissv.org
- Ages they serve gissv.org
Large means the biggest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 76 to 312 children. Small is 8 to 30; medium is 31 to 75.