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KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER

855 PASEO WESTPARK, Irvine, CA 92604

Facility:
304270926
Type:
DAY CARE 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:
96

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionJuly 15, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsJuly 15, 2026

Summary

This summary covers 18 available inspections for KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER from November 17, 2021 through July 15, 2026.

Eight inspections recorded violations, with 10 recorded violations in total.

The most recent higher-concern violation was on November 18, 2024 and involved supervision, with a due date of November 19, 2024.

That higher-concern topic showed up in five inspections.

Four later inspections, from December 9, 2024 through July 15, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
18

2 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
10

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
8

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

18 total inspections vs 6 local median in 92604

Compared to 13 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.56
Local median
0.33

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
39%
Local median
0%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
44%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.15

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. Based on the interviews and reviewing document, a 2 year old child was left unattended for 3 minutes in the classroom during transitioning time without S1 being noticed. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 19, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time. Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met evidenced by: Based on the unexplained injury to C1 head, interviews with staff stating they were unsure how the incident occurred, parent interview, pictures of the open wound laceration on C1 head, and doctors after visit summary report. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Report comments
Based on the unexplained injury to C1 head, interviews with staff stating they were unsure how the incident occurred, parent interview, pictures of the open wound laceration on C1 head, and doctors after visit summary report. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 12, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children’s needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time……. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPA and LPM interviews with S1 and S2, it was determined C1 was left in the classroom alone for approximately 1 minute. This poses an immediate safety risk to the children in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPA and LPM interviews with S1 and S2, it was determined C1 was left in the classroom alone for approximately 1 minute. This poses an immediate safety risk to the children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 7, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Medium concern: Environmental health
Report finding
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 5.0 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. Based on lab report analysis water from outlet O (12.000 parts per billion) taken on 9/17/2022 indicated levels of lead in exceedance.
Inspector notes
Based on lab report analysis water from outlet O (12.000 parts per billion) taken on 9/17/2022 indicated levels of lead in exceedance.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 10, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
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Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
101223(a)(3) 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… humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature… This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on case report received from Irvine Police Department, Photos obtained showing injuries to C1, interviews with staff who witnessed Staff 1 (S1) pinch C1 causing injury to C1 face. This is an immediate risk to the personal rights to the children in care.
Report comments
Based on case report received from Irvine Police Department, Photos obtained showing injuries to C1, interviews with staff who witnessed Staff 1 (S1) pinch C1 causing injury to C1 face. This is an immediate risk to the personal rights to the children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by December 14, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(3) - 101223(a)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(3)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
101229(a)(1) Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children’s needs. (1) No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time……. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPAs interviews with Director and S1, it was determined C1 was left on the play yard alone for approximately 8 minutes and was discovered by a parent from the parking lot entering the facility. This poses an immediate safety risk to the children in care.
Report comments
This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on LPAs interviews with Director and S1, it was determined C1 was left on the play yard alone for approximately 8 minutes and was discovered by a parent from the parking lot entering the facility. This poses an immediate safety risk to the children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 17, 2022
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
View official report
Medium concern: Child guidance
Report finding
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 evidence by interview with director and documents provided of not requiring staff, parents and children to wear mask while at the facility on 03/09/2022, 03/10/2022 and 03/11/2022.
Correction status
Cleared at visit
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
Official code
101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Background screening
Report finding
1) Health and Safety Code Section 1596.8897 (2) Engaged in conduct which is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility, or the people of the State of California. This requirement was not met by evidence of interview and record review. The director engaged in conduct which is inimical of the health and safety of individuals receiving services from the facility.
Correction status
Cleared at visit
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
HSC 1596.8897(2) - 1596.8897(2)
Official code
1596.8897(2)
View official report
Higher concern: Supervision
Report finding
No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's interviews it was determined that on 10/19/21 a Staff #1 left a child #1 and child #2 on the outdoor play area for approximately 5 to 7 minutes. This has been determined to be an immediate threat to the chidren's health, safety, and personal rights.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 17, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
Official code
101229(a)(1)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance This was not met as evidenced by: Based on LPA's interviews it was determined that on 10/19/21 a staff #1 took 13 preschool children to the outdoor play area, for 30 minutes. This has been determined to be an immediate threat to the chidren's health, safety, and personal rights.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by November 17, 2021
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
Official code
101216.3(a)