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Kindercare Learning Center

860 N. Hillview Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Milpitas, CA, licensed for up to 47 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 25 centers in Milpitas and better than 45% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 45%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. About typical
#16 of 25 centers in Milpitas
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 10 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 13, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Feb 13, 2026 · Inspection · no citationAug 12, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 20, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 23, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundJun 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 19, 2022 · Inspection · no citationOct 13, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication1

Citations, newest first

Type AAug 23, 2023Complaint investigationHealth & medication
Health-related services §101226(a)(1)
101226 Health-Related Services (a)(1) In the case of an illness severe enough to require isolation of the child, the center shall follow the procedures specified in Section 101226.2.... 1 The Director will update and develop the Facility's Health-Related Services plan including Isolation for Ilness and will conduct a Staff Meeting focusing on the updated Facility's Health-Related Services plan. The Director will submit a proof of above requirment to the Regional Office. On 08/22/23, C1 had HFMD symptoms and was not isolated by a staff which is a immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of chidren in care. LPA provided the Director on the The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department provides exposure notices for schools and child care centers for certain communicable diseases information, https://publichealthproviders.sccgov.org/schools/exposure-notices-schools-and-child-care
Plan of correction due Sep 6, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedAug 12, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Jul 14, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedAug 23, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Aug 22, 2023
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not isolate ill child in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity47 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 13, 1988
LicenseeKindercare Education, LLC
AdministratorAndrea Kern
Phone(408) 263-0444
State facility #430709778

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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 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Aug 23, 2023, for health-related services. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in Milpitas?

It is #16 of 25 centers in Milpitas by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 45% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Feb 13, 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 Santa Clara County, which includes Milpitas, was $1,940 a month for infants (about $2,450 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?

The licensee is Kindercare Education, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Andrea Kern.

Licensed centers nearby

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 430709778 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.