Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 78 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 5 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 3). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #78 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on parent interviews conducted. Parent stated the following: they observed staff chitchatting with each other; their child received unexplained injury and staff did not know what happened; their child has fallen on the playground multiple times. This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, of children in care.
The director agreed to send a statement reviewing the importance of supervising children at all times with staff with their names and signatures acknowledging this section was reviewed with them. The statement will be sent to LPA's email address by the due date of 6/23/2026. Self reported incident and LPA's interviews today with 3 staff that 3 years old, C1 was left unattended in the restroom of the classroom unnoticed for approximately 8 minutes when all the staff and children were on the playground. C1's representative found C1. This is an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
101223(a)(1) Personal Rights: The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility director stated she will do an all staff training on Personal Rights on 1/14/26. Director will also focuss on classrooms 5 and 6 and do Individual Observations on staff and provide indivual support to staff. Director will email LPA Meeting Agenda and sign in sheet. based on staff interview, S1 threatened to throw C1’s shoes in the trash if C1 did not put it on and S4 called C2 a “ding-dong” which was not a good thing. This pose a potential danger to the health of the children in care. 8
Complaint investigations
Day care child sustained injuries due to staff neglect.
Staff spoke inappropraitely to a day care child.
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 15, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Santa Ana?
It is #78 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 21, 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 Santa Ana, 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 Gonzalez. Veronica.
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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 304270403 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.