Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Aliso Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 48 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 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #9 of 13 centers in Aliso Viejo and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Child 1 had an Epinephrine Auto-Injector that expired on 05/2026 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on file reviewing at 12:30 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 count out of 6 total count of staffs certificates in Mandated Reporter Training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review for children's file at 12:00 pm, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 count out of [total count of 10 files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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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 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Aliso Viejo?
It is #9 of 13 centers in Aliso Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Jul 2, 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 Aliso Viejo, 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 Alycia Gardiner.
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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 304270380 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.