Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Ana, CA, licensed for up to 52 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 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #39 of 91 centers in Santa Ana and better than 61% of licensed centers statewide.
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101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results...comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 part per billion or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement was not met evidenced by: 1 Director stated that facility followed Written Directives and submitted all required documentation including LIC 9275, 9276, plan of correction and details of steps taken to resolve the deficiency. Director will send updates to the LPA. Lab report analysis water from Outlet K (5.5 parts per billion) taken on 12/03/2022 indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
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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 1 Type B citation, 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 Santa Ana?
It is tied for #39 of 91 centers in Santa Ana by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 61% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 24, 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 $1,584 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 Veronica Gonzalez.
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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 304270404 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.