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Kindercare Learning Center

4308 Folsom Drive, Antioch, CA 94531 · Contra Costa County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Antioch, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). 4 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #17 of 23 centers in Antioch and better than 8% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 8%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #17 of 23 centers in Antioch
1Type A citations
4Type B citations
2Inspections
1 of 3Complaints substantiated
5 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 4 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 16, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 22, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 16, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 23, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Training & qualifications1
Other standards1
Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AOct 27, 2025Complaint investigationTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(a)
Director to submit their written detailed plan of how they will ensure the regulation 101216(a) through training refresher for Assistant Director and staff. Detailed written plan to be submitted to CCL by
Plan of correction due Oct 28, 2025
Type BOct 27, 2025Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Director to submit their written detailed plan of how they will ensure future compliance with the regulation. Detailed written plan to be submitted to CCL by
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type BOct 22, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Other standards
Current roster of children provided care in facility required §1596.841
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to not providing Community Care Licensing (CCL) with the Children's Roster (LIC 9040) as required and stated by assistant Director that there was no Roster available to provide to CCL. 8 This is a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type BOct 22, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)
Based on interview &record review, Licensee did not comply with the reg. above due to failing to report infectious cases in April, June, July, & October of 2025 8 This is a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 29, 2025
Type BDec 5, 2024Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Outdoor Activity Space for Infants §101438.2(b)
Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section By COB on 12/09/2024 Director stated they will submit a written statement on how the facility will come back into compliance. Failure to correct will result in a $100 per day civil penalty until corrected. Repeat violations are $250 per violation and $100 per day until corrected. cited above when preschool child was playing on infant yard which resulted an injury which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 5, 2024

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 29, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Dec 19, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedNov 6, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 16, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedOct 27, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Oct 16, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Physical Plant - Staff do not properly sanitize facility
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceNov 18, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorNicole Ward
Phone(925) 754-3137
State facility #073401308

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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 Oct 27, 2025, for staff health screening and personnel requirements. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

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

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

It is tied for #17 of 23 centers in Antioch 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?

Jul 16, 2025. 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 Antioch, 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 Nicole Ward.

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 073401308 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.