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Kindercare Learning Center

38700 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94536 · Alameda County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Fremont, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (1 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #65 of 77 centers in Fremont and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 21%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #65 of 77 centers in Fremont
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 4, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 4, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 28, 2024 · Inspection · no citationOct 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation foundNov 17, 2021 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1
Food & feeding1
Records & paperwork1
Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 11, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
101416.5(b) -There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. 1 Director is to draft a plan on how facility will ensure they remain within ratio. Provide training and assign permanent teachers to the infant center. Plan will be submitted to LPA no later than 12/30/2025, via email. This requirement was not met based on observations and interviews, it was determined by LPA that the facility was out of ratio. This poses a immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care. 8 LPA recommendations and requirements are the following: 1. Conduct individual staff training and create roster of attendance. Roster to be emailed to LPA once training has concluded. 2. Informative video to learn more about putting Licensing requirements into practice, Infant to Teacher Ratios in Child Care Centers 3. https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/child-care-center-operators/teacher-child-ratios-in-child-care-centers/
Plan of correction due Dec 11, 2025
Type BApr 4, 2025InspectionFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(20)
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 14, 2025
Type BOct 7, 2022InspectionRecords & paperwork
Sign-in and sign-out §101229.1(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one parent did not sign their child in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 10, 2022
Type BOct 7, 2022InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that there was an expired EpiPen which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 14, 2022
Type BOct 7, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that in Room 2 there was a fire extinguisher that was not fully charged (needle was in the re-charge red area) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 21, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 11, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 28, 2025
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedNov 4, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 31, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 18, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorIda Gemignani-stearns
Phone(510) 796-0888
State facility #013412603

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Common questions

Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?

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

Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2025, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Fremont?

It is tied for #65 of 77 centers in Fremont by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Apr 4, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Kindercare Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kindercare Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Fremont, was $1,874 a month for infants (about $2,360 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?

The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Ida Gemignani-stearns.

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 013412603 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.