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Kindercare Learning Center

1190 W. Herndon, Pinedale, CA 93650 · Fresno County
3 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Pinedale, CA, licensed for up to 68 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for food & feeding (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 8 centers in Pinedale and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#6 of 8 centers in Pinedale
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
3 of 3Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 12, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Dec 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citationApr 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 15, 2024 · Inspection · no citationDec 5, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJun 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 5, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 28, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Food & feeding1
Records & paperwork1
Other standards1
Sleep safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 18, 2025Complaint investigationFood & feeding
Food service §101227(a)(1)
Facility representative agrees to submit Plan of Correction (POC) to CCL-Fresno Office by 05/02/2025, indicate as to how the facility will ensure that the children are being serve quality and in quantity of food to meets the necessary needs of the children in care. During the complaint investigation, it was revealed that the food served to the children was not in quality and in quantity to meet the necessary needs of the children in care. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2025
Type BApr 18, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(f)
Facility representative agrees to submit Plan of Correction (POC) to CCL-Fresno Office by 05/02/2025, indicates as to how the facility will ensure that all daycare parents will be notify of accurate information of their children’s incident. During the complaint investigation, facility records were reviewed and records documented that a child sustained only one injury; however, records submitted to the facility by the child’s authorized representative showed child sustained multiple injuries and staff failed to disclose to the child’s authorized representative. This posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 2, 2025
Type BApr 25, 2022Complaint investigationOther standards
False Claims §101163(a)
record review and interview revealed that children were signed in and out 1 Director stated she will conduct an All Staff Meeting going over sign in/sign out procedures with staff at the facility and will submit all training materials and roster to CCL by
Plan of correction due May 23, 2022
Type BOct 28, 2021Complaint investigationSleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(c)
Director stated recently, the facility has purchased additional sheets to prevent this issue from reoccurring. Director will also speak to staff and parents to have a back up plan to prevent any future problems. Interviews conducted and information obtained. This posses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director to submit a written plan to CCLD by the
Plan of correction due Nov 4, 2021

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedApr 18, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Feb 10, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff are not providing adequate food service to day care children.
Staff did not notify parents of accurate incidents regarding their children.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedApr 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Feb 22, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Facility staff are forging authorized representative signatures on sign in/sign out sheets.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 28, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Aug 9, 2021
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity68 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 12, 2001
LicenseeKindercare Education LLC
AdministratorYesenia Sanchez
Phone(559) 438-7740
State facility #103801757

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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?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

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

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

It is #6 of 8 centers in Pinedale by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Dec 12, 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 Fresno County, which includes Pinedale, was $858 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 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 Yesenia Sanchez.

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 103801757 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.