Santa Clara · Licensed center
Sunflower Child Development Center
- Medium bilingual center, licensed for 35 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 4 licensing inspections since April 2023.
Of the 91 Bay Area centers with 4 licensing inspections, 46% had rules cited at 1 of them, as this center did. 1% had rules cited at all 4, 36% at none.
Licensing inspections
Apr 21, 20253 citations
“(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children do not have physican report in their files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101220(a)
“(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S1) out of five staff do not have healthscreening and TB test done, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(g)(1)
“(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children were enrolled before they turned 2 years old, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101161(a)
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- March 18, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since April 2023 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type B —
Teacher-Child Ratio: (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with Director, LPA observed that Staff (S2) was supervising nine(9) children in the playarea without a qualified teacher on 04/15/25 at 11:09AM. Director self-admitted that staff (S2 & S5) do not have evaluated transcripts by approved/authorized department by U.S. department of education. Director stated that Staff (S2) has a degree from Ukraine and Staff (S5) has a degree from R. Director stated that Room B (S4 & S5) does not have a qualified teacher present with 10 children during today's investigation.
· April 21, 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.
Apr 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · April 21, 2025
CCR 101220(a) · Type B
(a) Prior to, or within 30 calendar days following the enrollment of a child, the licensee shall obtain a written medical assessment of the child. This medical assessment enables the licensee to assess whether the center can provide necessary health-related services to the child. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children do not have physican report in their files, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101216(g)(1) · Type B
(1) Except as specified in (3) below, good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a test for tuberculosis, performed by or under the supervision of a physician not more than one year prior to or seven days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one staff (S1) out of five staff do not have healthscreening and TB test done, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
CCR 101161(a) · Type B
(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two children (C1 & C4) out of six children were enrolled before they turned 2 years old, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Apr 2025 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · April 11, 2025
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Facility operating out of ratio.
Unsubstantiated
- Staff handled daycare child in a rough manner.
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
Substantiated · CCR 101216.3(a) · Type B
Teacher-Child Ratio: (a) There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, except as specified in (b) and (c) below. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, records review and interview with Director, LPA observed that Staff (S2) was supervising nine(9) children in the playarea without a qualified teacher on 04/15/25 at 11:09AM. Director self-admitted that staff (S2 & S5) do not have evaluated transcripts by approved/authorized department by U.S. department of education. Director stated that Staff (S2) has a degree from Ukraine and Staff (S5) has a degree from R. Director stated that Room B (S4 & S5) does not have a qualified teacher present with 10 children during today's investigation.
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff handled daycare child in a rough manner. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) M.K. met with Director, N.K. for an unannounced follow up complaint investigation. Purpose of today's investigation: deliver investigation findings. LPA conducted observations, interviewed staff, children and random parents during the investigation. LPA toured inside and outside areas of the facility during investigation. Based on interviews and observations during the investigation process, it is concluded that although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur. The allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. No Deficiency issued during today's investigation. **Continue on next Page** Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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How they teach
Bilingual
“We welcome both English and Russian-speaking children and their families at Sunflower and offer the chance for all children to become bi-lingual with regular Russian lessons.”
What it costs
From $2,380 a month
Bay Area comparison hidden until they say which age this price is for.
- Part time
- $1,330 to $1,855 a month
A day here
- Hours
- 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, 5 days a week
- Meals
- Home-cooked meals included with full-time and reduced-day plans; breakfast/snack/lunch with the morning part-time plan; snack with the afternoon part-time plan
- Sleep
- Scheduled nap time 1:00-3:00 PM, with prep starting 12:40 PM and wake-up 3:00-3:30 PM
- Schedule
- Full-time (M-F), 3-day, 2-day, part-time mornings, part-time afternoons, and single-day options
Details
- Website
- sunflowercdc.com
- Address
- 2070 Homestead Road
- License
- 434416442, active
- Established
- 2011
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How they teach
- Approach — Checked July 2026 sunflowercdc.com
What it costs
- Monthly tuition, Second price — Checked July 2026 sunflowercdc.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
A day here
- Meals, Sleep, Hours, Schedule — Checked July 2026 sunflowercdc.com
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Website — Checked July 2026 sunflowercdc.com
- Established — Checked July 2026 sunflowercdc.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.