Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Laguna Niguel, CA, licensed for up to 24 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 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #18 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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LPA's observation of the thermostat, today at 1:00pm showing 67 degree F, and 5 staffs' statements acknowledging the infant room being cold on occasions. This is a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The director will notify LPA via email of the status of work order and will send a proof of purchasing the heater and send a picture of the placement of the heater in the infant room by the due date of 12/6/2024.
Based on record review], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 1 persons)which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff is not providing a comfortable environment for day care children
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?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Laguna Niguel?
It is #18 of 25 centers in Laguna Niguel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Feb 5, 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 Orange County, which includes Laguna Niguel, was $1,584 a month for infants (about $2,000 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 Shannon Valdez.
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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 304270335 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.