Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Mission Viejo, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2007. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #18 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo and better than 40% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that LPA observed last Fire Drill completed on 11/8/2019, and Earthquake Drill completed on 5/15/2019, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, at 10:55 a.m., in the "Toddler Room," LPA observed labeled "sippy" water cups and labeled sports bottles stored in a mini refrigerator inaccessible to childrenand, and at 10:57 a.m., LPA Gontarek observed no readily available drinking water or cups for the children in care outside on Infant/Toddler playground. Per Director, outdoor water faucet is turned off and not being used at this time per COVID-19 sanitary practices. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, at 2:00 p.m., LPA observed 2 out of 6 staff files reviewed did not have a current Mandated Reporter Training (AB 1207) on file. Staff #1 did not a completed AB 1207 on file, and Staff #4 did not renew the Mandated Reporter Training and was expired. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above, 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?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kindercare Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Mission Viejo?
It is tied for #18 of 33 centers in Mission Viejo by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 40% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Mar 17, 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 Mission Viejo, 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 Nancy Echeverria.
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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 304370403 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.