Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Granada Hills, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 5 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 8). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 13 centers in Granada Hills and better than 9% 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 4 out 5 staff personnel records did not contain proof of immunization record readily available upon request which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 3 of 5 staff personnel records did not have proof of TB Clearance readily available upon request which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 5 of 5 staff personnel records did not have Health Screening report readily available upon request which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that 4 of 5 staff records did not contain current Mandated Reporter Certificates readily available upon request which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA observations and staff interview statements, there was 1 teacher with 6 infants in infant room A and 9 infants in infant room B. 1 The Director shall ensure that either herself or another teacher will monitor and fill in when necessary to maintain infant/teacher ratio. A staff meeting discussing ratio requirements and a declaration signed by Director shall be submitted to LPA by 3/17/2023. This poses an immediate Health and Safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care.
On 06/27/2022, Child's needs were not met when staff failed to properly supervise Child during water play. As a result, Child's wound and bandage got wet when 1 Assistant Director stated that facility will revise School's Temporary Exclusion Policy under Admissions Agreement and Family Handbook and email it to LPA Martinez no later than clsoe of business on Friday, October 21, 2022. Child dipped hand in water table. This is a Type B citation and poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review and interview with Director, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 4 staff files reviewed show staff are in need of mandated reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above a file review and a statement from current site director disclosed; the assistant director has been acting director for six months, which poses potential safety risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Allegation: Facility is operating out of ratio.
About this center
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 Mar 14, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Granada Hills?
It is #11 of 13 centers in Granada Hills by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 9% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 24, 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 Granada Hills, 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 Thania Garcia.
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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 197403594 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.