Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #35 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews conducted it was determined that the facility has been having an odor in the facility due to the rodent infestation and a water leak under the building, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observations and interviews conducted it was determined that the facility has a rodent infestation and rodent droppings were found on the floor in the children's bathroom, kitchen, and in the classrooms which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Director and staff files reviewed today did not have current Mandated Reporter training 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. During inspection a newly hired staff MEENU SINGH was present but not associated to this facility or any other Kindercare facility owned by same licensee. Director stated she started working on 7/24/23, is in training and not helping out in the classrooms yet. LPA verified with CCLD office staff and Guardian Background showed person had working eligible association to another licensed childcare facility 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. Director and staff present today did not have current certification in EMSA approved Pediatric CPR and First Aid. Director stated everyone's expired in May 2023 and they did not schedule to renew it yet; which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not ensure that facility flooring is maintained sanitary
About this center
Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
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 Sep 4, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?
It is tied for #35 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek 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 19, 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Grace Ewing.
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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 073401900 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.