KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant
KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant is a licensed child care center in Carlsbad, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #14 of 30 centers in Carlsbad and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on the information obtained during interviews and documentation reviewed it is determined that child C1 has repeated incidents of hitting, biting, and pulling other children’s hair since May 2024. Behaviors continued for over 3 months before intervention services to help meet the child’s needs were requested in mid-September 2024. which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on staff interviews staff did not use the existing protocol in place to make sure the correct baby bottle was given to the correct infant. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on water testing results and interviews, facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance at one drinking fountain in the Toddler Room. This posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff are not safe guarding children in care
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Common questions
Does KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant compare with other daycares in Carlsbad?
It is #14 of 30 centers in Carlsbad by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 53% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant last inspected?
Jun 19, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Carlsbad, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs KinderCare - Carlsbad 1648 - Infant?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Pezman.
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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 376600694 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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