Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 6 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #10 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on interviews, records review, and observations, the licensee did not meet the requirement to not accept children with symptoms of illness. 1 The director stated that she would request a doctor clearance note when children arrive with symptoms or develop symptoms while in care before accepting the child. If a parent doesn't bring a doctor's note, the child will not be accepted. In addition, the licensee failed to notify the child’s authorized representative as required by 101226(a). The LPA observed children with obvious symptoms and S6 said the parents had not ben notified. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 8 The director will email all the parents informing them that if a child is ill or has symptoms they will not be accepted unless they present a doctors note stating the child can be in care at the facility. The director will send the LPA a copy of the email by 7/1/2025.
Based on interviews and records review, 1 The director will review the e-learning videos on the cdss website at https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/ and review the following trainings: the licensee did not meet the requirement to report an unusual incident involving a child who needed emergency medical treatment and was hospitalized for 2 days or more. S1, S4, and S6 disclosed that the incident had happened. S6 stated the incident was not reported to licensing. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. Child Care Reporting Requirements Health and Safety Training. The director will send a declaration stating she has reviewed the videos to the LPA by the due date.
Based on records review and interviews with the director, the facility does not have a sign in and sign out sheet that meets the requirement. The sing in/out sheets observed and obtained from the director were incomplete and/ or incorrect. 8 The director will email the LPA with proof of correction including a declaratin the issue has been fixed and copies of sign in sign out sheets that are up to regulation. This will be completed by July 30, 2025.
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 5 staff, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two staff did not have a LIC503 or qeuivalent. One staff who had a complete an LIC503 did not have proof of tuberculosis testing.
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 of 5 staff, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA checked 5 staff files for compliance. Four of the staff did not have a current Mandated Reporter certificate. The director stated they would complete a new one soon.
(b) The infant shall be kept clean and dry at all times.(2) Each infant's clothing and diapers shall be changed as often as necessary to ensure that the infant is clean and dry at all times. This requirement was not met as evidence by records review and statements. Director agrees to provide a training to the staff on Diaper changing and the regulation addressed. Director stated that she will provided a training agenda and role sheet of infant staff provided the training. Each staff will sign the role sheet. This training will be conducted and provided to LPA via email to stella.gutierrez@dss.ca.gov On 06/09/2022 records reviewed revealed that the child in question was not provided a diaper change for a long period of time. Statement received by a staff stated that the children are not provided a diaper change when napping so the child is not interrupted. This poses a risk. 8 by the specified date of 10/07/2022
Complaint investigations
Day care accepted sick children
Staff did not notify parent of child's illness
Facility did not report a child being transported from the facility to the emergency room by ambulance
Personal rights -Staff did not change infant's diapers as often as needed.
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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?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 30, 2025, for daily inspection for illness. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Rancho Sta Margarita?
It is #10 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025. 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 Rancho Sta Margarita, 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 Mojgan Vasseghi.
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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 304270485 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.