Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in West Covina, CA, licensed for up to 40 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 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #15 of 25 centers in West Covina and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 9 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. STAFF # 1/3/4 AND 8 IS MISSING THE LIC 503 HEALTH SCREENING REPORT
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 9 persons which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. STAFF # 1/2/4/7 AND 8 ARE MISSING THE MANDATED REPORTER CERTIFICATE ON FILE.
Based on interviews and record review, the director did not ensure a comfortable temperature in 2 of 2 infant rooms in which the temperature exceeded the maximum of 85 degrees. This poses a potential helath and safety risk to children in care.
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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?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in West Covina?
It is tied for #15 of 25 centers in West Covina by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 13, 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 $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 Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Margie Zarate.
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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 198003099 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.