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Kindercare Learning Center

18525 W. Soledad, Canyon Country, CA 91351 · Los Angeles County
School-age child care center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Canyon Country, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (1 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 19 centers in Canyon Country and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 32%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #15 of 19 centers in Canyon Country
0Type A citations
4Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 10, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 10, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJul 2, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMar 24, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 10, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMay 11, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1
Training & qualifications1
Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 2, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S1 did not have the measles during inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 23, 2025
Type BJul 2, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Teacher qualifications and duties §101216.1(c)(1)
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S3 did not have the full core classes as units during the inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 31, 2025
Type BMar 24, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review Staff 1 left Child 1 alone, unattended inside the school-aged classroom and went to the front office to talk to the facility representative which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 4, 2025
Type BJan 25, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (a) California’s Action Level for lead in water at Child Care Centers is 5 ppb. (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 0.5 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. (c) If testing indicates an Action Level Exceedance at any water outlet, the water from that outlet is deemed not safe to drink and an immediate response pursuant to section 101704 shall be required 1 Facility has made an order request to replace the water fountain fixtures and retest. In the meantime Facility has made fountains inaccessible until results are under 5.5ppb. Facility will submit results to the Palmdale RO by email by 2/22/2023. This requirement was not met evidence by results from water sample on 12/20/22 indicating the water fountain (H) in the school age classroom had a ALE of 16.0 ppb which is out of compliance with the allowable ALE of 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health and…
Plan of correction due Jan 25, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity28 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 7, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Center, LLC
AdministratorMelissa Rea
Phone(661) 251-9176
State facility #197403512

Other licenses at this address

Common questions

Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-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.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Canyon Country?

It is tied for #15 of 19 centers in Canyon Country by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Jun 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 Los Angeles County, which includes Canyon Country, was $821 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 Melissa Rea.

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 197403512 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.