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Latest inspectionNovember 20, 2025
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 20, 2025
Summary
This summary covers eight available inspections for KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER from November 29, 2022 through November 20, 2025.
Four inspections recorded violations, with five recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 14, 2025 and involved child guidance, with a due date of March 17, 2025.
That higher-concern topic showed up in two inspections.
Two later inspections, from May 13, 2025 through November 20, 2025, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.
At a glance
Total inspections
8
1 in last 12 months
Recorded violations
5
0 in last 12 months
Higher-concern violations
4
0 in last 12 months
Repeated topics
2
Last 36 months
Local comparison
8 total inspections vs 3 local median in 94509
Compared to 45 local facilities
Recorded violations per inspection
This provider
0.63
Local median
0
0.63This provider
0Local median
Inspections with higher-concern violations
This provider
38%
Local median
0%
38%This provider
0%Local median
Inspections with recorded violations
This provider
50%
Local median
0%
50%This provider
0%Local median
Repeated topics
This provider
2
Local average
0.24
2This provider
0.24Local average
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Child guidance
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: 3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 pulled C1's hair which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 pulled C1's hair which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was roughly handling infant children which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was roughly handling infant children which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by March 17, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
Higher concern: Sleep safety
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101430 Infant Care Activities (a) Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (3) All infants shall be given the opportunity to sleep without distraction or disturbance from other activities at the center whenever the infant desires.(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was seen swaddling infant children on multiple occassions which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was seen swaddling infant children on multiple occassions which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
101430 Infant Care Activities (a) Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 fell asleep on half circle soft equipment and left there for 3-15 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
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Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 fell asleep on half circle soft equipment and left there for 3-15 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per Lead Testing results, there is 1 drinking water outlet inside facility with lead exceedance. Director states outlets have not been used since pandemic. Since they were in use before pandemic, this poses/posed potential risk to health/safety of children.