Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Ontario, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 5 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 15 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (4 of 15). 6 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #35 of 38 centers in Ontario and better than 3% of licensed centers statewide.
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LPA observed 2 infants sleeping in cribs with pacifiers attached to a beaded string. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 1 Acting site director agrees to enroll for orientation and submit proof of enrollment to the department no later than
(A)Verification of the completion of the course work required in Section 101215.1(h). A photocopy of a college transcript, or a photocopy of a Child Development Site Supervisor Permit or a Child Development program Director Permit, shall meet this requirement. This was not met as evidenced 1 The facility representative agrees to submit a full directors packet, no later than the
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 4 staff files did not have proof of Measles (MMR) on file. S4 was missing proof of MMR. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 4 staff files were missing an LIC503, health screening and proof of a TB test. S2 did not have a health screening nor a TB on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. 1 out of 4 staff files did not contain proof of Mandated Reporter Training (MRT). S1 did not have proof of MRT. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and staff admission, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Although the center is conducting 15 minute sleep logs for infants up to 12 months of age, they were not conducting them for infants from 12-24 months of age. C3 and C4 did not have proof of 15 minute sleep logs on file. This poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Administrator agrees to rearrange staffing to meet infant's needs and provide a new staffing plan to include staff schedule (posted in the classroom) responsible for actively supervising to meet their needs and to prevent/mitigate injuries. In addition, administrator agrees to provide in-service training memo on Supervision and Personal Rights (Agenda with a description of training topics needs to be included) and to submit a written statement of understanding from staff with their signatures, verifying their attendance with the date and time by the POC deadline. On 09/06/23, an infant suffered a head injury that resulted in significant bruising and swelling of the forehead in which medical attention was sought, per staff’s own admission, the incident occurred while staff was changing a diaper for another child who was really dirty, no direct visual supervision was provided to the subject infant while the diaper change was in progress. This posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to the subject child and children in care. 8 A Civil Penalty of $1,000.00 is assessed…
Administrator agrees to rearrange staffing to meet infant's needs and provide a new staffing plan to include staff schedule (posted in the classroom) responsible for actively supervising infants to meet their needs and to prevent/mitigate injuries. accidents. In addition, administrator agrees to provide in-service training memo on Supervision and Personal Rights (Agenda with a description of training topics needs to be included) and to submit a written statement of understanding from staff with their signatures, verifying their attendance with the date and time by the POC deadline Per staff’s own admission and facility records obtained during the investigation, an infant was hitting the classroom door with their hands and head for approximately 3-5 minutes, “so hard that the infant bumped their forehead in borders of the edge of the classroom door” which resulted significant bruising and swelling; an additional injury occurred a few hours later causing a second injury in the same area on the forehead. At pick up point, child was taken to the doctor immediately due to parent concerns…
101212(d)(1)(C) Reporting Requirements. Any unusual incident or child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of a child shall be reported to the Department within 24 hours of the occurrence. 1 Director agrees to provide copy of UIR/LIC 624 pertaining to incident in question. Director also agree to provide training to staff regarding reporting requirements. Staff acknowledgment /signing sheet must be provided to CCL by deadline. This requirement was not met as: facility failed to report the second incident to Community Care Licensing within the allowed time. This posed an potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to the subject child and children in care. 8
Based on records review, facility did not comply with the section cited above Staff N.6 records were expired on 07/2023 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, facility did not comply with the section cited above C2's file did not have Lic 9227 available for review which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on file reviews during this inspection, facility did not comply with the section cited above Child N.1, Child N.2 and Child N.3 files did not have copies of LIC9224 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision: No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision of a teacher at any time, except as specified in Sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230(c)(1). Supervision shall include visual observation. This requirement was not being met as 1 Prior to conducting this inspection, the Director Megan Peveler submitted a copy of an agenda and sign in sheet regarding Sight and Sound training that was provided to all staff. evidenced by the information obtained that a child suffered numerous scratches that required medical attention, and out of three staff members present in the room, no one saw the incident develop and/or out how it occurred. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 This citation carries a Civil Penalty of $500.
Acting assistant director agrees to have both, director or any lead teachers left in charge to have access to come up with a plan of a centralized location of children's files. In the plan, assistnat director agreed for center to come up with a sign in/out log to check files and send plan to licensing. Due to facility staff being unable to provide a child's file to licensing. All children's records and files must be available to the Department to inspect during normal business hours. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care. Plan of correction discussed with acting assistant director. 8 In addition, acting director and assistant director agree to also come up with a re-training for staff on what to include in children's files. This must also be sent to licensing by
Based on staff admission, bottle feeding logs showing child was not fed for more than four hours at a time, and incidnet report. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. Plan of correction discussed with acting assistant director.
Complaint investigations
Infant sustained unexplained injuries while in care
Staff did not attend to infant in a timely manner.
Supervision – Staff did not prevent child from sustaining injuries while in care
Staff did not feed day care child
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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?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 8, 2026, for infant sleeping equipment. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?
California investigated 5 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Ontario?
It is tied for #35 of 38 centers in Ontario by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 3% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Dec 15, 2025. 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 San Bernardino County, which includes Ontario, was $1,250 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 Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Melinda Gaskin.
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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 364804213 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.