Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.67
- Local median
- 0.5
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER
1001 EAST IMPERIAL HWY, Placentia, CA 92870
- Facility:
- 304270896
- Type:
- INFANT CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 40
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionMay 20, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsAugust 14, 2025
Summary
This summary covers nine available inspections for KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER from July 12, 2022 through May 20, 2026.
Four inspections recorded violations, with six recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on May 20, 2026 and involved health or food records, with a due date of June 3, 2026.
Child guidance was a higher-concern topic that showed up in one inspection.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 9
- Recorded violations
- 6
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
3 in last 12 months
4 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
9 total inspections vs 4 local median in 92870
Compared to 23 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 11%
- Local median
- 11%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 44%
- Local median
- 33%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 1
- Local average
- 0.22
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Staff training
Appeared across 2 inspections, with 2 recorded violations.
August 15, 2025May 20, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- General Provisions and Definitions (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 3 (S3) do not have complete immunizations (measles and pertussis) which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 3, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) - 1596.7995(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.7995(a)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing (1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1), Staff 3 (S3), Staff 5 (S5) do not have mandated reporter certificates on file which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 3, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) Prior to the infant's first day at the center, the infant care center director or assistant director shall complete a needs and services plan for the infant. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Child 1 (C1) and Child 3 (C3) do not have infant, needs, and services plan on file which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 3, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101419.2(a) - 101419.2(a)
- Official code
- 101419.2(a)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- 62(b)(1)(1) On or before March...a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider... or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 3 (S3) did not have current mandated reporter certificate on file which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 29, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) - 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Official code
- 1596.8662(b)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101438.1 Infant Care General Sanitation (b) Each caregiver shall wash his/her hands with soap and water before each feeding and after each diaper change. (1) Only dispenser soap... (2) Only disposable paper towels...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and record review, on 5/15/25 at 11:55am, LPA observed Staff 13 (S13) change an infant's diaper and did not wash hands after diaper change and proceed to provide care which poses a potential risk to the health of the children in care.
- Correction / follow-up note
- Based on observations and record review, on 5/15/25 at 11:55am, LPA observed Staff 13 (S13) change an infant's diaper and did not wash hands after diaper change and proceed to provide care which poses a potential risk to the health of the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 18, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101438.1(b)(1)(2) - 101438.1(b)(1)(2)
- Official code
- 101438.1(b)(1)(2)
Higher concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(3) Personal Rights. To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation,……including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting….. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, Staff 2 (S2) spoke inappropriately to a child in care which poses an immediate risk to the health safety, and personal rights to the children in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on interviews, Staff 2 (S2) spoke inappropriately to a child in care which poses an immediate risk to the health safety, and personal rights to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(3)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report