Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 84 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 11 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 9 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 9). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Murrieta and better than 16% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were seven holes in the grassy area of the playground which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews C1 was instructed on how to clean themselves by S3 from the doorway of the restroom after having a potty incident, which resulted in C1 being in the restroom for approximately 30 to 40 minutes attempting to clean themselves with wet paper towels.
Based on interviews the facility is meeting ratio requirements,however S2 needs assistance during tranisions and diaper changes which poses a potential health, safety or personal rigths risk to children in care.
Based on observation, LPA's observed a broken bicycle and broken kitchen that obtained sharp edges. Director removed all broken items while LPA's were present which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, C1 is prescribed albuterol that was not in its original packaging and prescription which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, LPA's observed hard food and other items stuck at the bottom of the inside of the refrigerator which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above LPA's observed two empty rectangular planters that were occupied by sitting water. Director quickly emptied both containers which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Director will conduct a staff training addressing emergency disaster plan and assignments for future similar incidents. Director will submit proof of training to LPA by 7/28/23. Staff witnessed child become unconcious and shake but immediate medical attention was not obtained. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Director will have a staff training on how to complete an Unusual Incident Report. Director will submit proof of training to LPA by 7/28/23. The department did not receive notification - verbal, written or otherwise - disclosing that a child had suffered an injury that resulted in medical attention. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
Complaint investigations
Staff did not assist child with toileting needs.
Staff are not providing adequate supervision to a day care child
Staff did not seek medical attention for day care child
About this center
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
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 Jul 31, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 11 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #27 of 32 centers in Murrieta by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 16% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Jan 21, 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 Riverside County, which includes Murrieta, was $856 a month for preschoolers (about $1,080 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?
The licensee is Knowledge Universe, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Blanca Flores.
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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 334804441 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.