Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in North Hills, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed an access gate that opened away from the swimming pool but did not self-close or self-latched. LPA observed the key lockable device placed on the fence lower than 60 inches above the ground. LPA also observed a wooden fence that was half the height of the chain link fence that serves as a foothold that could enable a child to climb over which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in there was no staff present during this inspection with a current pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR course completion cards issued by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or by a training program approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation 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 North Hills, 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 Knowledge Universe Education,llc, and the administrator listed with the state is Paige Martinez.
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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 197404349 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.