Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Whittier, CA, licensed for up to 28 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 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #33 of 49 centers in Whittier and better than 21% of licensed centers statewide.
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101212(d)ReportingRequirements(d)Upon the occurrence... of any of the events specified in (d)(1) below, a report shall be made... within the Department's next working day and during its normal business hours. A written report ...shall be submitted to the Department... 1 Center Director Maricruz Flores will submit Unusual Incident Reports for all three incidents that occurred in the month of April 2026 by POC date 05/07/2026. This requirement not met evidenced by: Facility failed to report three seperate incidents that ocurred at the facility in April 2026 to the Department within the required time frame. 8
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 8 out of 8 infants enrolled with no sleep log documenting checks by staff every 15-minutes during sleep, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 2 classrooms, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights riskto persons in care.
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 of 2 infant classrooms, 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 directive above, as one outlet (outdoor drinking fountain) out of four outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 fixture flushing tracking sheet and document the 30 second flush, 4 times each day for 3 weeks and then will scheduled the lead retest date.The facility will provide a written statement on the time line of the fixture replaced, documented and retest date or will remove the water fountain and not use at all.
Complaint investigations
Unqualified staff supervising children
Facility allowed a minor to escort day-care children around the premises.
About this center
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 Feb 22, 2024, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Whittier?
It is #33 of 49 centers in Whittier by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 21% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
May 21, 2025. 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 Whittier, 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 Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Maricruz Flores.
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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 198006335 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.