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Kindercare Learning Center

44400 Foxton, Lancaster, CA 93535 · Los Angeles County
Child care center (preschool)

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Lancaster, CA, licensed for up to 66 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 11 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 11). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #59 of 68 centers in Lancaster and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 10%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #59 of 68 centers in Lancaster
2Type A citations
9Type B citations
5Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
11 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 18, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 18, 2026 · Inspection · no citationApr 8, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundDec 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 11, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundMar 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 4, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationJan 31, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 31, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication3
Training & qualifications3
Building & playground safety2
Supervision2
Other standards1

Citations, newest first

Type BApr 8, 2025InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Disaster and emergency plan §101174(a)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to maintain records for the fire and disaster drills conducted, which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2025
Type BApr 8, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the Measles immunization record for staff #8 which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 18, 2025
Type BDec 4, 2024Case management visit (incident)Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 The director will send a copy of the staff mandated reporter training to LPA. Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide the staff #5 mandated reporter trainings which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 13, 2024
Type BApr 11, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above by failing to provide staff 3 and 4 immunization records on measles and pertussis which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 26, 2024
Type BMar 20, 2024Case management visit (incident)Other standards
Rule §101206.3(b)(1)
The licensee may use teacher aides in a teacher-child ratio of one teacher and one aide for every 15 children in attendance. A ratio of one fully qualified teachera and one aide for every 18 children ....Licensee did not meet the teacher to child ratio, this requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The deficiency cited was corrected today due to the center restructuring of staff. The Center Director also conducted a meeting with the staff that includeds Sight and Sound Supervision training for staff, Licensee allowed a teacher and a teacher’s aide to care for 23 children on 02/27/2024 which posed a potential Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2024
Type AMay 25, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director will review the operating procedure to staff when taking children outside of the center. Director shall provide training to staff under section 101229(a)(1) and provide proof of the training to the department. Child #1 was left without the direct supervision and visual observation of facility staff which posed an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 25, 2023
Type AMay 25, 2023Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director will review the operating procedure and other protocols to staff when a child wants to use the bathroom. Director shall provide training to staff under section 101229(a)(1) and provide proof of the training to the department. Child #2 was left without the direct supervision and visual observation of facility staff which posed an immediate Health, Safety or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 26, 2023
Type BJan 31, 2023Case management visit (other)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. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance This requirement was not met as evidence by: based on the information 1 Director Benitez is currently conducting flushing of outlet (B) for 30 seconds, 4 times in a day until the fourth week. Drinking and bottled water will be provided to preschool and school age children. Outlet (B) will be retested after the fourth week. Results will be provided to LPA Del Mundo thru email. received from outlet, (B) in an indoor kitchen’s small sink has an ALE of 18 ppb, which is out of compliance with the allowable ALE of 5.5 ppb. This poses a potential health and safety risk for the children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Feb 28, 2023
Type BMay 31, 2022InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 15, 2022
Type BMay 31, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 15, 2022
Type BMay 31, 2022InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 15, 2022

About this center

Licensed capacity66 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceMay 1, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers,llc
AdministratorGenesis Benitez
Phone(661) 948-1767
State facility #197403566

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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?

California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 25, 2023, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

It is tied for #59 of 68 centers in Lancaster 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?

Mar 18, 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 $1,087 a month for preschoolers (about $1,370 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?

The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers,llc, and the administrator listed with the state is Genesis Benitez.

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 197403566 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.