Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.64
- Local median
- 0.33
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER
840 BING DRIVE, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Facility:
- 434400342
- 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:
- 72
Inspection snapshot
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Latest inspectionFebruary 2, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsDecember 8, 2025
Summary
This summary covers 25 available inspections for KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER from June 23, 2022 through February 2, 2026.
13 inspections recorded violations, with 16 recorded violations in total.
The most recent recorded violation was on February 2, 2026 and involved child guidance, with a due date of February 13, 2026.
That higher-concern topic showed up in three inspections.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 25
- Recorded violations
- 16
- Higher-concern violations
- 7
- Repeated topics
- 2
2 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
0 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
25 total inspections vs 6 local median in 95051
Compared to 21 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 28%
- Local median
- 14%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 52%
- Local median
- 29%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 2
- Local average
- 0.19
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
Supervision
Appeared across 5 inspections, with 5 recorded violations.
July 26, 2023August 15, 2023August 19, 2024November 4, 2024March 14, 2025Child guidance
Appeared across 3 inspections, with 3 recorded violations.
October 2, 2024April 24, 2025February 2, 2026Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
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 evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, Staff did not meet C1's diapering needs which resulted in a diaper rash, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by February 13, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
No recorded violations in this report
Higher 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 evidenced by: A staff (S1) served eggs to a child (C1) who has known egg allergy. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by April 25, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) 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 requirement was not met as evidenced by: Staff(S1) left 10 children unattended in the playground on 3/7/25. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 14, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) 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 requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside the Hallway on October 29, 2024.This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by November 5, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Higher 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 evidenced by: A staff (S1) served oranges to a child (C1) who has known citrus allergy. This posed an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 3, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(2) - 101223(a)(2)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(2)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- (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 observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for S1, S2, S3, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 30, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101216(g)(1) - 101216(g)(1)
- Official code
- 101216(g)(1)
Medium concern: Health or food records
- Report finding
- 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 observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section above for S1, S2 and S3, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 30, 2024
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)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for S2, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101217(a) - 101217(a)
- Official code
- 101217(a)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, Mandated Reporter Training expired for, S1(expired 8/26/21) and S2(expired 12/27/2021), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by October 18, 2023
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)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) 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 requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside the Lobby on August 3,2023. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 16, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Parent rights
- Report finding
- Admission Procedures and Parental and Authorized Representative's Rights :In accordance with the child care center's individual program, policies and needs, the licensee shall develop, implement and maintain an admission procedure that enables the person in charge of admissions to: Conduct one or more personal interviews with the child's parent or authorized representative that meets the following requirements:Provides the child's parent or authorized representative with information about the child care center that shall at least include the child care center's admission policies and procedures, activities, services, regulations, hours and days of operation, fees, procedures to be followed should the child become ill or injured while at the child care center, and procedures for conducting inspections for illness. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: P1 has requested a Care Conference with the Center since 2/23 and the Center has yet to comply with P1's request.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by August 9, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101218.1(a)(2)(B) - 101218.1(a)(2)(B)
- Official code
- 101218.1(a)(2)(B)
Higher concern: Supervision
- Report finding
- Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision(a)(1) 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 requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child was left unattended inside the Infant Playground on June 7,2023. The gate to that separates the infant and toddler playground was left unlocked. This is a zero tolerance violation. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 27, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type A deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101229(a)(1) - 101229(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101229(a)(1)
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds, 101238(a)(1)The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. 1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies, other insects, and rodents. This was not met by: LPA's observed coackroaches in the patio of the preschool playground, and inside classroom 4,which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(a)(1) - 101238(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101238(a)(1)
Medium concern: Staff training
- Report finding
- Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties:101215.1(f)When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a fully qualified teacher as specified in Section 101216.1(c) to act as substitute. This substitute child care center director shall be aware of center operations, including total enrollment; shall be trained in program operation; and shall be designated as an authorized person to correct operational deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to children's health and safety. This was not met by: On May 15, 2023, Staff who were present did not have the code to unlock the door and enter the preschool, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101215.1(f) - 101215.1(f)
- Official code
- 101215.1(f)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Reporting Requirements 101212(b):The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee(s). This was not met by: The child care director whose last day was on 2/24/23 was not reported to Community Care Licensing within 10 days of a change, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by June 7, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(b) - 101212(b)
- Official code
- 101212(b)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- 101239.2 Drinking Water(a) Drinking water from a noncontaminating fixture or container shall be readily available both indoors and in the outdoor activity area. Based on Assistant Directors Admission, on 6/20/22, approximately at 3:24pm not all of the children had water readily available during outdoor activity , which poses potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
- Report comments
- Based on Assistant Directors Admission, on 6/20/22, approximately at 3:24pm not all of the children had water readily available during outdoor activity , which poses potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 7, 2022
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239.2(a) - 101239.2(a)
- Official code
- 101239.2(a)