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Kindercare Learning Center

860 N. Hillview Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 · Santa Clara County
1 substantiated complaintChild care center (preschool)

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Milpitas, CA, licensed for up to 96 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #22 of 25 centers in Milpitas and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 68%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #22 of 25 centers in Milpitas
2Type A citations
0Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 1Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 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 citationJun 4, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 5, 2025 · Inspection · no citationMar 26, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJun 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationMar 14, 2023 · Inspection · no citationApr 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citationFeb 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AFeb 23, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights:(2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs....... 1 The Director will conduct a staff meeting and will incorporate Identifying Hazards in the Facility staff meeting. Faclity's next staff meeting is on 03/16/2022. The Director will submit to LPA a written documentation of the Staff Meeting on or before Proof of Correction Date 3/23/2022. The licensee failed to maintain the playground pavement that resulted on C1's accident and injuries on 01/12/2022 and it was an immediate risk to the health, safety, and or personal rights of children in care. 8 The Director stated that she will incorporate Identifying Hazards in the facility on their regular meeting.
Plan of correction due Mar 23, 2022
Type AFeb 23, 2022Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)(1)
101238.2 Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes......... (1) In a safe condition for the activities planned..... The Director requested a Maintenance Work Order # 195681258 dated 01/17/2022 and had a work completion date on 01/26/2022. LPA Estoesta inspected the playground pavement had been repaired and took pictures on this visit. The licensee failed to maintain the playground pavement that resulted on C1's accident and injuries on 01/12/2022 and it was an immediate risk to the health, safety, and or personal rights of children in care. 8 The Director will provide a Work Order Completion Dcoumentation. As w recommendation, the Director will incorporate Identifying Hazards in the facility on their regular meeting.
Plan of correction due Feb 23, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 23, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Jan 18, 2022
Substantiated allegations:
1. Personal Rights - Daycare child fell and sustained multiple injuries.
2. Physical Plant - Facility playground pavement is in disrepair resulting in injuries.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity96 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceApr 13, 1988
LicenseeKindercare Education, LLC
AdministratorAndrea Kern
Phone(408) 263-0444
State facility #430709779

Other licenses at this address

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 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 23, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 1 complaint 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 tied for #22 of 25 centers in Milpitas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 68% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

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 $1,599 a month for preschoolers (about $2,020 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 430709779 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.