Kinder Academy
Kinder Academy is a licensed child care center in Alpine, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2013. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #3 of 7 centers in Alpine and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by 4 out of 4 staff members (S1,S2,S3,S4) do not have reciept of completion of AB1207 Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kinder Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kinder Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Kinder Academy compare with other daycares in Alpine?
It is tied for #3 of 7 centers in Alpine by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kinder Academy last inspected?
Aug 21, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Kinder Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kinder Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Alpine, was $1,013 a month for preschoolers (about $1,280 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kinder Academy?
The licensee is Kinder Academy LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janette Maldonado.
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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 376700992 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.