Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Livermore, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 6 complaints, 4 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (4 of 10). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #41 of 44 centers in Livermore and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, as staff does not have influenza or declaration to decline the flu vaccine, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there were mulitiple packs of tortillas were expired and bags of crackers did not had orginal box expiration date, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director has implemented a plan for extra supervision during transition times. Before a class transitions from one place to another, management or a senior staff will be called to physically check the area to ensure all children are accounted for. One (1) child was unknowingly left outside alone without adult supervision. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of the children in care. 8 Director will send LPA Pringle a written statement explaining the new transition procedures and which staff are allowed to verify a safe transition by POC date.
children in care were hit with a wodden blue stick by a former teacher which poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Director will have all staff submit signed statement on how they can prevent severe biting in the classrooms. Director will send all statements to LPA Pringle by POC date. Multiple children in care have sustained substantial bites from other children over time. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S1 redirected C1 aggressively, violating his/her personal rights, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care.
A teacher grabbed a child by the arms and pulled them out of the classroom resulting in an injury. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the children in care.
Based on record review, the facility has 2 outlets ("B30 and F") that have an ALE of ppb or greater, which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff hit children in care with object
Staff did not prevent child from biting another child in care
-Staff handle day care children in a rough manner
Personal Rights - Staff grabbed daycare child causing an injury
About this center
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Sep 27, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 4. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Livermore?
It is #41 of 44 centers in Livermore by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 8% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 4, 2026. 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 Livermore, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 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 Diane Tapia.
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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 013412608 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.