Cupertino · Licensed center
Kiddie Academy of Cupertino
- Small center, licensed for 24 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- A Kiddie Academy franchise. The brand is owned by Essential Brands, Inc., a privately held company.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since August 2022.
Of the 98 Bay Area centers with 5 licensing inspections, 11% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this center did. 20% had none cited.
Licensing inspections
May 16, 20252 citations
“(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: (3) Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The nap log for each infant in care only shows the start and end time of nap which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C)(3)
“(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a teacher's aide (S2) supervising 3 infants in the classroom (Area 1) when the fully qualified teacher (S4) needed to use the bathroom located in the hallway near Area 1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101416.5(b)
Mar 8, 20241 citation
“(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on assistant director's statement and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
May 15, 20231 citation
“Personal Rights - (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and available evidence, a child (C-1) fell from the high chair when a staff (S-1) removed the tray attached to the high chair and turned away to place the tray in the sink. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.”
CCR 101223(a)(2)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- May 27, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2022 — 2 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type A —
Personal Rights - (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and available evidence, a child (C-1) fell from the high chair when a staff (S-1) removed the tray attached to the high chair and turned away to place the tray in the sink. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
· May 15, 2023
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.
May 2025 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · May 16, 2025
CCR 101429(a)(2)(C)(3) · Type B
(C) Documentation shall be maintained in the infant’s file and be available to the Department for review. Documentation shall include the following: (3) Time of each 15-minute check This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The nap log for each infant in care only shows the start and end time of nap which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101416.5(b) · Type B
(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a teacher's aide (S2) supervising 3 infants in the classroom (Area 1) when the fully qualified teacher (S4) needed to use the bathroom located in the hallway near Area 1 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Mar 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · March 8, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
(1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on assistant director's statement and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
May 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · May 15, 2023
CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type A
Personal Rights - (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and available evidence, a child (C-1) fell from the high chair when a staff (S-1) removed the tray attached to the high chair and turned away to place the tray in the sink. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
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Details
- Address
- 19875 Stevens Creek Blvd.
- License
- 434412172, active
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/academies/cupertino
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kiddieacademy.com/about-us
Kiddie Academy's own site says the founding Miller family continues to own and operate Kiddie Academy, and that other families own and operate the academies in their communities. kiddieacademy.com
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.