Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Irvine, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #66 of 106 centers in Irvine and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on the interviews conducted with staff, parents, and self reported UIR submitted for a child exiting the day care facility with a parent that was not authorized to take the child from the facility and staff not knowing C1 was missing from the classroom, the following deficiency is being cited
Based on interview and record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above in 16 out of 17 staff training requirement, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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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 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Mar 27, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Irvine?
It is tied for #66 of 106 centers in Irvine by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 27, 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 Irvine, 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 Amanda Mullins.
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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 304270790 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.