Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Martinez, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #16 of 24 centers in Martinez and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. upon review of records, it was revealed that Ms. Bunch does not have the mandated reporter certificate in file
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED ONE STAFF MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN UP TO DATE MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE IN FILE
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. THIS REQUIREMENT WAS NOT MET AS EVIDENCED BY A REVIEW OF RECORDS WHICH REVEALED THERE WERE NO SLEEP LOGS TO REVIEW TODAY
101416.5 Staff-Infant Ratio (a) In addition to Sections 101216.3 (c), (e), (g) and (h),[...] (b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. This requirement is not met as evidence by; 1 Director will need to prepare a written action plan detailing how every classroom will be sufficiently staffed at the facility. Based on observation and interviews. LPA observed 1 staff with 6 infantis in toddler classroom. This is an immediate risk to Health and Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8 During visit director moved staff around to the toddler room to be in compliance.
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Facility is operating out of ratio
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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 Apr 14, 2022, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Martinez?
It is tied for #16 of 24 centers in Martinez by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 6, 2025. 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 Contra Costa County, which includes Martinez, 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 Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Christina Rodriguez-pena.
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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 073401903 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.