Kids Kare Madera · School-Age Program, Madera
Kids Kare Madera is a licensed child care center in Madera, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Madera and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Kids Kare Madera take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Kids Kare Madera had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Kids Kare Madera compare with other daycares in Madera?
It is tied for #1 of 41 centers in Madera by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Kids Kare Madera last inspected?
Sep 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kids Kare Madera cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kids Kare Madera for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Madera County, which includes Madera, was $718 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kids Kare Madera?
The licensee is Kids Kare Schools, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Samantha Farris.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 200405989 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.