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Kinder Kountry Academy · School-Age Program, Claremont

456 W. San Jose Ave. #B, Claremont, CA 91711 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Kinder Kountry Academy is a licensed child care center in Claremont, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2012. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #10 of 20 centers in Claremont and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #10 of 20 centers in Claremont
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 18, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 18, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMay 7, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 21, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 14, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 14, 2023InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Carbon monoxide detectors §1596.954
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observered that there were no carbon monoxide and Director confirmed there were none on the premise, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2023
Type BApr 14, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in as staff had an expired mandated reporter training certificate, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity12 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceFeb 29, 2012
LicenseeLucy Salazar
AdministratorLucy Salazar
Phone(909) 621-0226
State facility #198016792

Common questions

Does Kinder Kountry Academy take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Kinder Kountry Academy had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Kinder Kountry Academy compare with other daycares in Claremont?

It is tied for #10 of 20 centers in Claremont by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% 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 $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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.

Licensed centers nearby

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 198016792 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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