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Kindercare Learning Center

1551 Bailey Road, Concord, CA 94521 · Contra Costa County
Infant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Concord, 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 3 times. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for background checks (1 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #43 of 56 centers in Concord and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 15%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
#43 of 56 centers in Concord
2Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 15, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 15, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 16, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 8, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundFeb 2, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks1
Staff ratios1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 8, 2025InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §1596.871(c)(1)(A)
During the inspection S6 was supervising children and did not have fingerprint clearance which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 9, 2025
Type AJan 8, 2025InspectionStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)(1)(A)
During the inspection, LPAs observed S1, S3, and S4 supervisng infant children. S1, S3, and S4 does not have units for infant care which poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 9, 2025
Type BJan 8, 2025InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
During the inspections, staff could not produce Sleep Logs that documents infants were being checked every 15 minutes which poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity32 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 18, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorKathy Conrow
Phone(925) 682-9560
State facility #073401301

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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 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 8, 2025, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

It is #43 of 56 centers in Concord by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Jan 15, 2026. No citations were issued 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 Contra Costa County, which includes Concord, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 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 Kathy Conrow.

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 073401301 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.