Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Cerritos, CA, licensed for up to 44 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (5 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 9 centers in Cerritos and better than 15% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of eight staff records reviewed did not have immunization against measles. LPA observed that Staff 1 was not immunized against measles. This 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 two out of seven staff did not have a health screening. LPA observed that staff 1 and staff 2 did not have a health screening form (LIC 503) in their file including a test for tuberculosis. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews, witnesses stated that C1 had been opening and closing the door prior to the incident, the door was not secured until after C1 sustained a fractured finger This an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on staff and parent interviews. Six staff members stated that the facility does not have an isolation area. Two parents stated that they pick up their sick children in the classroom. This poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Based on record reiew, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of seven staff was not immunized against measles 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 three out of seven staff did not have a health screening. LPA observed that staff 3, staff 4, and staff 5 did not have a health screening form (LIC 503) in their file. This 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 two out of seven staff are missing semester of quater units of the education requirements which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record reiew , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two out of seen staff did not have a valid mandated reporter completion certificate which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview, Director did not comply with the section cited above in 2out of 4 infants did not which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Complaint investigations
Staff are not taking adequate measures to prevent outbreaks in the classroom
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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 19, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Cerritos?
It is #7 of 9 centers in Cerritos by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 15% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 8, 2026. 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 Cerritos, 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 Mary Brammer.
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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 198003103 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.