Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Pittsburg, CA, licensed for up to 94 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 13 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 13 centers in Pittsburg and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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A LPA OBSERVATIONS WHICH REVEALED A STAFF MEMBER YELLING AT CHILDREN ON THE PLAYGROUND IN AN INAPPROPRIATE MANNER
A TOUR OF THE FACILITY WHICH REVEALED THE WALL AND A RUG IN THE DISCOVERY ROOM (2'S ROOM) IS STAINED AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. 1 Licensee will have the wall and rug cleaned. Licensee will send proof of the cleaning to community care licensing by 10/16/24.
A TOUR OF THE 2's ROOM WHICH REVEALED THERE WAS NOT AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TOYS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH. 1 Licensee will ensure that staff provide enough age appropriate toys for children to play with inside of the classroom inside of the 2's room(discovery room) at all times . Licensee will ensure the toys are available by putting them inside of the provided cubbines and bins used to store the toys in the classrooms by 10/16/24.
Licensee shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. 1 The facility will permanently cease outlet or remediate by replacing the outlet and retest to by POC date. Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as there was a small sink and drinking fountain that had a lead exceedance, which poses a potential Health and Safety risk to persons in care. 8
101229 Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision[..]) No child(ren) shall be left [..] Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement is not met as evidence by 1 By 11/17/22 Facility agreed to submit a written statement understanding the reguation cited and a plan on how facility will ensure full supervision at all times. Based on observation LPA observed a child running out of the facility during inspection. This is an immediate risk to Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 By December an all staff meeting/training will be held and a video on Supervision on CCLD website will be reviewed by all. Facility will submit proof of staff meeting.
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS- Staff yell at children
LICENSE-Center does not provide toys
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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 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 5, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 13 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Pittsburg?
It is #11 of 13 centers in Pittsburg by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 10% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Aug 10, 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 Pittsburg, was $1,287 a month for preschoolers (about $1,620 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 Paula Zimmerman.
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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 073401312 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.