Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Rancho Sta Margarita, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (3 of 4). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita and better than 24% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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101223(a)(1) Persoanl Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director will go over personal rights in a staff meeting and have employees sign the document. Director stated they will email a copy to LPA. Based on staff interviews, S1 stated there were times, the children were greeted by S1 with a hug or kiss in a welcoming manner. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
101223(a)(3) Personal Rights. (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation….. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Director stated S3 was terminated on 9/18/23 and they will conduct staff trainings on personal rights. Director will submit proof of training to LPA by
101700.3 California Lead Action Level at Child Care Centers (b) Testing results with fractional ppb readings of 5.0 ppb or greater shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number, before comparing to the Action Level. (1) A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. 1 LPA observed Site ID C located inside Classroom 3 with a sign that reads "Do Not Use." Children bring water bottles from home.Assistant Director agreed to submit water retest results and documentation showing repairs have been made by
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. This requirement was not met as evidence by statements provided by staff and Director stated that since the incident has occurred she has conducted a meeting with all staff regarding discipline policy and personal rights of the children. Director stated that she will send out a memo to school age staff as a reminder and include LPA in email stella.gutierrez@dss.ca.gov stated that the staff yell at the children in care. This violates the personal rights of the children in care and poses a potential risk. 8
Complaint investigations
Personal Rights - Staff yell at children in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
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 Oct 12, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 2 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 tied for #7 of 12 centers in Rancho Sta Margarita by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 24% 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 $820 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 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 304270486 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.