Kinder Kountry Academy · Preschool, Claremont
Kinder Kountry Academy is a licensed child care center in Claremont, CA, licensed for up to 27 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. 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 #4 of 20 centers in Claremont and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the outside playground underneath the play structure the cushion tiles have separated due to weather conditions, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Kinder Kountry Academy take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Kinder Kountry Academy had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Kinder Kountry Academy compare with other daycares in Claremont?
It is tied for #4 of 20 centers in Claremont by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kinder Kountry Academy last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kinder Kountry Academy cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kinder Kountry Academy for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Claremont, was $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kinder Kountry Academy?
The licensee is Lucy Salazar, and the administrator listed with the state is Lucy Salazar.
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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 198016791 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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