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Kindercare Jamacha Infant

1470 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA 92019 · San Diego County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Kindercare Jamacha Infant is a licensed child care center in El Cajon, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 39 centers in El Cajon 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
#16 of 39 centers in El Cajon
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Aug 12, 2026 · Inspection · no citationOct 9, 2025 · Inspection · no citationSep 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 4, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 24, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 26, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 27, 2023 · Inspection · no citationMay 8, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 8, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety1
Health & medication1
Records & paperwork1
Food & feeding1

Citations, newest first

Type BMay 8, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(e)(4)
Based on observation the Licensee did not comply with the requirement above as toilet and sinks in classroom were covered in debris which poses a potential health, safety or persona rights ricks to children in care .
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023
Type BAug 8, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that Staff #1 was missing Pertussis and Flu information, Staff #2 was missing Measles and Petussis information and Staff #3 was missing Pertussis information. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2022
Type BAug 8, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on record review, there were 11 children who were present did not have currently updated Infant Needs and Services Plans on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2022
Type BAug 8, 2022InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)
Based on observation, the facility did not comply with the section cited above in that there was no protein served for the lunch meal. It consisted of rice, green beans and salad with dressing. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 15, 2022

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedMay 24, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 19, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedJul 26, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 2, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedMay 8, 2023Complaint investigationreceived May 2, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Facility is not kept clean
THIS IS AN AMENDED COPY OF A REPORT PROVIDED ON 8/7/23.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity24 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 19, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorLindsay N Sweet
Phone(619) 588-5959
State facility #376600331

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Common questions

Does Kindercare Jamacha Infant take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has Kindercare Jamacha Infant had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Jamacha Infant?

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kindercare Jamacha Infant compare with other daycares in El Cajon?

It is #16 of 39 centers in El Cajon 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 Kindercare Jamacha Infant last inspected?

Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Kindercare Jamacha Infant cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kindercare Jamacha Infant for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes El Cajon, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kindercare Jamacha Infant?

The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lindsay N Sweet.

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 376600331 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.