Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Long Beach, CA, licensed for up to 56 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 7 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 11 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (4 of 11). 5 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #117 of 124 centers in Long Beach and better than 6% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on interview and record review, the director did not report an unusal incident by telephone or fax which poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Parent was not givrn a copy of the incident report prior to leaving.
Based on interview and record review, the center did not report an unusual incident which poses and potential Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not ensure each child to be free from coporal or unusual punishment which poses an immediate Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the Director did not provide transcripts for staff members which poses a potential Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the S1 spoke and acted aggressively towards children which poses and immediate Health, safety and/or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: Staff #8 missing 3 ECE units in the following Courses: Child Family and Community; and Curriculum/Program, and Infant/Toddler.which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. (Note: Staff #8 works along side a qualified teacher)
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above: Staff 3,5,6 and 8 have expired mandated Reporter training (Dates do not correspond to order of staff: Expired April 2023, October 2023, Nov 2023, and missing) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
LPA received a 9/6/2023 Incident Report and disclosure that child #1 was mistaken for child #2 and as a result allowed to exit the facility with a social worker for approximately 10 minutes before staff had the Social return the child. This is an immediate risk to children in care.
LPA received child #1 photo that corroborates with staff disclosure that child #1 had flushed red skin after being outdoors on 9/27/22. LPA also received disclosure that child #1 was not applied sunscreen as directed in the child's Topical Ointment Autjorization. This is potential risk to children in care.
LPA received corroborated disclosure that child #1 ate a small amount of eggs which is not part of the child #1 diet plan (allergic to eggs). This is a potential risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
Facility staff hit child
Licensee allowed unqualified staff to provide care to infants without supervision.
Staff fed infant food items listed as an allergy
About this center
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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 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Apr 30, 2026, 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 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Long Beach?
It is #117 of 124 centers in Long Beach by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 6% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 6, 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 Long Beach, 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 Jennifer Hollandsworth.
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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 198005945 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.