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Kindercare Learning Center

1001 East Imperial Hwy, Placentia, CA 92870 · Orange County
School-age child care center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Placentia, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 4 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 4). None 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.

Inspection record

Better than 17%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. More citations than most
Tied for #10 of 15 centers in Placentia
2Type A citations
2Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 7 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected May 20, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)May 20, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 14, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 6, 2024 · Inspection · no citationFeb 1, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 12, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision1
Caregiver conduct1
Records & paperwork1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type ADec 18, 2024Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Based on interviews, on 1/10/24 at approximately 1:30pm, Staff 4 (S4) left a group of children in school age room 2 unattended for approximately 2 minutes. This is an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights to children in care. 8 Supervising Children in Child Care Centers- California Child Care Licensing- https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/
Plan of correction due Dec 19, 2024
Type ADec 18, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interviews, Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 2 (S2) disclosed that on 1/10/24, Staff 4 (S4) yelled at daycare children in care. 8 Children’s Personal Rights in Child Care- California Child Care Licensing- https://ccld.childcarevideos.org/
Plan of correction due Dec 19, 2024
Type BDec 18, 2024Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(C)(1)
Based on interviews and record review, facility did not report incident to the Department in a timely manner. This is a potential risk to the health and safety to children in care. 8 Child Care Reporting Requirements- California Child Care Licensing- ccld.childcarevideos.org.
Plan of correction due Jan 8, 2025
Type BFeb 1, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
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 keep LPA updated on retest result before putting the outlet back in to use. Lab report analysis water from Outlet P (6.6 parts per billion) taken on 12/03/2022 indicated levels of lead in exceedance. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity28 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 24, 2002
LicenseeKennedy Wilson
AdministratorJennifer Patterson
Phone(310) 887-6400
State facility #304270897

Other licenses at this address

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 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 18, 2024, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

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. 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 Placentia, 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 Kennedy Wilson, and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Patterson.

Licensed centers nearby

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 304270897 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.