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Kindercare Learning Center

2515 E. South Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 · Orange County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Anaheim, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 7 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (3 of 7). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #61 of 77 centers in Anaheim and better than 10% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 10%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #61 of 77 centers in Anaheim
1Type A citations
6Type B citations
3Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
7 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 12, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 12, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundAug 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 20, 2025 · Inspection · no citationDec 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 5, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJan 25, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork3
Training & qualifications1
Staff ratios1
Building & playground safety1
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type BMar 12, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 infant staff did not have valid Mandated Reporter training certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 10, 2026
Type ADec 20, 2023Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Director will email LPA Valdez Santana her plan of correction by
Plan of correction due Dec 21, 2023
Type BDec 20, 2023Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)(1)
Based on LPA’s observation and interviews, 7 out of 7 staff that were interviewed disclosed that there was and is cockroaches/water bugs in the facility.
Plan of correction due Dec 20, 2023
Type BJun 5, 2023InspectionSupervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)(3)(a)
Based on observation and record review, in 2 out of 7 files did not have the lic 9227 and child 1 (C1 was sleeping face down) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 children observed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023
Type BJun 5, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(a)
Based on records review, in 1 out of 7 files reviewed one child did not have initial plan in place, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 7 files reviewed which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023
Type BJun 5, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on record review, 2 out of 7 files did not have a lic 9227 completed in file. the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 7 files did not have a lic 9227 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023
Type BJun 5, 2023InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on record review 6 out of 7 did not have an updated needs and services plan, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 7 files did not have updated needs and services plan which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 12, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedDec 20, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 12, 2023
Substantiated allegations:
Staff are operating out of ratio
Staff are not keeping the facility free of pests
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJan 25, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 19, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity36 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 29, 2007
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorAmanda Bartlett
Phone(714) 774-5141
State facility #304370349

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 20, 2023, for staff-infant ratio. 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 Anaheim?

It is tied for #61 of 77 centers in Anaheim by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 10% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Mar 12, 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 Anaheim, 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 Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Amanda Bartlett.

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 304370349 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.