Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Riverside, CA, licensed for up to 88 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside and better than 32% of licensed centers statewide.
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Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 9 children's toilets were observed to be damaged where 2 toilet handles were broken and 1 toilet is leaking from the base which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 staff pesent did not have proof of Mandated Reporter Training renewal as of 04/2024, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the licensee was unable to provide proof of a medical assessment for child present and enrolled as of Dec. 2023, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101700.3 (b)(1): A result with values of 5.5 ppb or greater shall be deemed an Action Level Exceedance. This requirement is not met as evidence by: 1 Facility will implement corrective action pursuant to section CCR 101704 for immediate cessation of outlets testing with action level exceedance until it is replaced and retested pursuant to section CCR 101705 and returns a result at or below the Acton level. Based on records review of required lead testing, the facility had lead values of 5.5 or above on water outlet: C (7.2 ppb). This is a potential health and safety risk to persons in care. 8 Facility will notify CDSS with completion within 30 days.
Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 7 (persons)] [S2 missing MMR and S6 no immunizations on file) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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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?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Riverside?
It is tied for #51 of 101 centers in Riverside by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 32% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Sep 15, 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 Riverside, 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 Patricia Maciel (Mitchell).
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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 334811528 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.