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