Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Placentia, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 6). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #10 of 15 centers in Placentia and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 3 (S3) do not have complete immunizations (measles and pertussis) which poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1), Staff 3 (S3), Staff 5 (S5) do not have mandated reporter certificates on file which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, Child 1 (C1) and Child 3 (C3) do not have infant, needs, and services plan on file which poses a potential health and safety rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 3 (S3) did not have current mandated reporter certificate on file which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on observations and record review, on 5/15/25 at 11:55am, LPA observed Staff 13 (S13) change an infant's diaper and did not wash hands after diaper change and proceed to provide care which poses a potential risk to the health of the children in care.
Based on interviews, Staff 2 (S2) spoke inappropriately to a child in care which poses an immediate risk to the health safety, and personal rights to the children in care.
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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 Dec 18, 2024, 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 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Placentia?
It is tied for #10 of 15 centers in Placentia 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?
May 20, 2026. The state issued at least one citation 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 Placentia, 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 Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Patterson.
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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 304270896 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.