Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Torrance, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1999. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #30 of 41 centers in Torrance and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers.
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Upon arrival each day at the center, each child shall have a daily inspection for illness to determine if the child is appropriate for placement in the center. (1) A qualified staff person shall perform and document the completion of the daily inspection for illness...a child's body 1 Director will ensure Health Checks are being condcuted daily and will ensure Staff are filling out daily Health Check forms. Due Date: 04/09/26 temperature shall be determined(3)the child's authorized representative to remain in the center until the daily inspection for illness is completed and the child is accepted for care.(c) The licensee shall develop and implement a written procedure. 8
LPA Clayton observed two (2) infants sitting with their backs against the main door to the classroom, and an infant standing on a table. Interview revealed that an infants fingers were smashed in a door when teacher was exiting the room. 8 on the CCL website, and write a statement of understanding. Director to submit statment to LPA by POC date.
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure Parent 1 was immediately notified of Child 1’s injury to the face, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on interviews and record review, the director did not ensure that Unusual Incident Reports are reported to the Department within 24 hours via telephone, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care.
(b) The floors of all rooms shall have a surface that is safe and clean. This requirement was not met as evidencedy by: 1 Director removed the all area mats from the classroom during the inspection. Based on interviews, record review, and obervation, Director did not ensure safe flooring in the classroom as Staff 7 tripped on an area mat, fell, and dropped Child 1 (C1) on, which poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. In this incident, C1's lip was injured. 8
Complaint investigations
PERSONAL RIGHTS: Children are not adequately supervised by staff
Physical Plant: Daycare child sustained an injury in care of the facility.
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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?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 9, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Torrance?
It is #30 of 41 centers in Torrance by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 91% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 8, 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 Torrance, 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 Knowledge Universe Education, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Derek Weinmann.
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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 197405917 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.