Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #23 of 68 centers in Lancaster and better than 54% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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Based on interviews, S1 used corporal and unusual punishment by hitting C1 on hand which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review LPAs observed one napping infant (C1) sleeping on their stomach and Section C of the LIC 9227 form was not signed by the child's parent which is a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
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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?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Lancaster?
It is #23 of 68 centers in Lancaster by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 54% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
May 6, 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 Los Angeles County, which includes Lancaster, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Center, LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Loretta Pilafas.
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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 197403510 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.