Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Dimas, 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 4 times and investigated 7 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 12 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 12). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #19 of 19 centers in San Dimas and better than 3% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in conductibg fire drills every 6 months which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based onon observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in conducting 15 minute sleep logs for 2 out of 5 infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and documentation, Licensee did not provide the supervision necessary in the classroom resulting in children getting injured. This is a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Personal Rights. The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. The requirement is not met as Per director, no longer spray children's hair, only use cleaning solution supplied by the facility, all bottles are labeled. Talked to all staff not to bring their own cleaning solution, and prior to using spray bottle water, to check it and fill bottle with water at that time. evidenced by: Staff grabbed the bottle of cleaning solution instead of the bottle of water and sprayed it in the air as a form of play, as a result, the cleaning solution touched the child's face. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 Director will submit POC in writing by 1/12/24.
Director confirmed that on 5/19/2023, she was alone with 8 toddlers for about 1-2 hour. This poses an immedicate health and safety risk to children in care. 1 Per Director, has hired additional staff and still in the process of hiring more staff. Director shall submit a detailed staff schedule outlining staff room assignments and coverage. Director will provide a copy by 06/23/23
Director confirmed medication was not administered as instructed on the date mentioned due to staff miscommunication and also she was alone with 8 toddlers and couldn't step away . This poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Per Assistant Director Angel Haili, staff will complete personal rights training, will submit a copy of the meeting agenda, and submit a copy of staff sign in sheet that attended the training to LPA by
Per Director, Facility is in the process of hiring additional staff. Assistant Director and Director will ensure that they continue to provide coverage to meet ratios. Director shall submit a detailed staff schedule outlining staff room assignments and coverage. Director will provide a copy of the sign-in sheet by the
Staff spoke to child inappropriately, telling child "you smell and will need to talk to their parent" while child changing child's diaper. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #3 lack record which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in staff #2 certificate expired in 2021 which poses/posed 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 child #4 lack record in file which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
- Staff did not supervise children resulting in injury
Staff unknowingly sprayed a cleaning product into a day care child's face.
Facility is out of ratio
Staff are not administering day care child's prescribed medication
Staff member physically abused infant in care
Ratio-Day care is out of ratio
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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 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 9, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Dimas?
It is #19 of 19 centers in San Dimas by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 3% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 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 San Dimas, 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 Melissa Garcia.
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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 198003115 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.