Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Murrieta, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (4 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #24 of 32 centers in Murrieta and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above there were three holes in the grassy area of the playground which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where four baby walkers were found on the infant playground. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where three toxic cleaning products were not locked and accessible to children in the toddler classroom. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the facility did not comply with the section cited above where it was observe on the infant playground were four holes in the grass with sitting water, covered with seperated plastic child gate. Additionally throughout the playground, there was also excessive rabbit droppings throughout the grass and concrete pavement. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in ten of ten infant file reviews. It was observed that sleep checks were only recorded earlier in the month and not consistently every fifteen minutes. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Personal Rights - (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature. This requirement was not met as evidence by: C1 was picked 1 Director, Blanca Flores held a staff meeting proper techniques when helping a child to stand or walk on 09/22/22. up/attempted to be picked up in an improper manner by S1 on 09/19/22. 8
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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 Apr 4, 2023, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Murrieta?
It is tied for #24 of 32 centers in Murrieta 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?
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 $1,249 a month for infants (about $1,580 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 334804443 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.