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Kindercare Learning Center

3443 Nogales, West Covina, CA 91792 · Los Angeles County
1 substantiated complaintSchool-age child care center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 42 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #17 of 25 centers in West Covina and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 70%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#17 of 25 centers in West Covina
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 4Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 9 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 20, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citationMar 16, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citationOct 29, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citationNov 1, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundNov 18, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type ANov 1, 2022Complaint investigationSupervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)
The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children’s need. This requirement was not me at evidenced by: Per Director- they will conduct an all staff meeting talking about topic of supervision and personal rights of a child. All staff will watch videos at https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/ and write a declaration on what they have learned and how to implemented in the classroom. Based on LPA's interviews with staff, parents, children and doucmentation reviewed the facility did not closely monitor C1 and C2 which resulted in them participating in inappropriate sexual behavior. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety for children in care. 8 Director will submit meeting notes, declerations and written plan/ schedule of supervision plan by 11/4/2022 to LPA Lopez.
Plan of correction due Nov 1, 2022
Type BNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)(2)
Staff admitted forgetting to write an incident report and wrote it the following day. Seven out of 20 incident reports were not signed by parent/guardian, three of the incidents required administration of first aid by staff. This poses a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2021

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedJul 14, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jun 12, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedApr 27, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Apr 4, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedNov 1, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jul 28, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Lack of supervision resulting in children participating in inappropriate/sexual behavior
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedNov 18, 2021Complaint investigationreceived Oct 8, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity42 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 21, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorMargie Zarate
Phone(626) 965-9611
State facility #198003098

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?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Nov 1, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in West Covina?

It is #17 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Jul 20, 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 West Covina, 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 Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Margie Zarate.

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 198003098 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.