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Kindercare Learning Center

2515 East South Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 · Orange County
1 Type A citation in last 12 months3 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Anaheim, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 4 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 10). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #72 of 77 centers in Anaheim and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 96%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#72 of 77 centers in Anaheim
3Type A citations
7Type B citations
3Inspections
3 of 4Complaints substantiated
10 citations from 12 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 12, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundMar 12, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 20, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundMar 20, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundAug 17, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 27, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3
Training & qualifications2
Building & playground safety2
Staff ratios2
Sleep safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AMar 12, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on staff interviews and record review, S1 was witnessed yelling at children in care, as well as handled child and/or children in a rough manner by four (4) out of six (6) interviewed staff. This poses an immediate danger to the health and safety of the children in care 8 3) Staff Training regarding. Personal Rights 4) Send agenda, training material and sign/out sheets from staff to LPA’s email address by due date
Plan of correction due Mar 18, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observations, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 staff files did not have valid Mandated Reporter training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 10, 2026
Type BMar 12, 2026Case management visit (deficiencies)Sleep safety
Napping equipment §101239.1(c)
101239.1 Napping Equipment (c) Each cot or mat shall be equipped with a sheet to cover the cot or mat and, depending on the weather, a sheet and/or blanket to cover the child. 1 Acting director states that they will submit verification on how the facility plans to maintain a sheet to cover the cot or mat and, depending on weather, a sheet and/or blanket to cover the child Based on LPA's interview with director and LPA's observations of preschool classrooms 3 & 4 that had children napping on cots without a sheet covering the cot which posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights to the children in care. 8 Acting director states that they will conduct a staff re-training on covering the cots with a sheet every day and, depending weather, a sheet and/or blanket to cover the child. Signed sheet will be submitted to LPA Castro by COB on due date.
Plan of correction due Mar 20, 2026
Type BMar 20, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the bathroom in room 4 not being clean and the sink and changing table being dirty in room 3 (pictures were taken) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2024
Type BMar 20, 2024InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in room 3 and room 4 trash bins did not have a tighfitted covers (picutres were taken) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2024
Type BMar 20, 2024InspectionCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(b)(1)(A)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 children's records did not have the LIC 9224 for the citation that was received on 12/20/23 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2024
Type ADec 20, 2023Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on LPA’s interviews, staff #1, Staff #2, and Staff #3 disclosed infant children under the infant license are being commingled with preschool-age children.
Plan of correction due Dec 21, 2023
Type AAug 17, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Staff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
LPAs observation of 13 children in room 3 and 1 teacher present and review of Child Supervision Record 1 Asst Director will contact sister facilities to obtain staffing in the interim, and will also impement using a temporary agency in the future, plan to be in writing and submitted to LPA Rivas by plan of correction date which showed 13 children were in care beginning 8:46am until approximately 10:20am this poses an immediate health and safety risk and personal rights violation to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 18, 2023
Type BAug 17, 2023Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)
investigation that S1yelled in a harsh and aggressive tone to C1 this poses a potential health & safety risk to children in care
Plan of correction due Aug 24, 2023
Type BAug 17, 2023Case management visit (deficiencies)Training & qualifications
Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties §10126.2(e)
Interviews with staff who indicated S1 was processing food delivery while S2 was watching 12 children ; S2 's 1 Training shall be conducted with staff to advise on supervision requirements, an lic 500 will be provided ; copy of sign in sheet will be provided to LPA Rivas via email patricia.rivas@dss.ca.gov file did not have transcripts only lic 9025 indicating she had 3 units in infant school age at laguna technical college and 3 in noce; she is an aide
Plan of correction due Aug 24, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedMar 12, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jan 21, 2026
Substantiated allegations:
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner
Staff yelled at day care child
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedDec 20, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 12, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff commingle preschool children with infants
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedAug 17, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Jul 27, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not accord children dignity in their relationship with staff and other persons
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJan 27, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Dec 1, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 8, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorAmanda Barlett
Phone(714) 774-5141
State facility #304270364

Common questions

Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

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 Mar 12, 2026, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Anaheim?

It is #72 of 77 centers in Anaheim by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 96% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Mar 12, 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 Orange County, which includes Anaheim, was $1,098 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 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 Amanda Barlett.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304270364 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.