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Kindercare Learning Center

3320 San Felipe Road, San Jose, CA 95135 · Santa Clara County
Infant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 20 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. The state issued 6 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 6). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose
1Type A citations
5Type B citations
4Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
6 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jun 25, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 25, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 19, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundOct 25, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 2, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 13, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 12, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Health & medication3
Records & paperwork1
Background checks1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 19, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Health and Safety Code Section §1596.8595(c)(2)
Based on observation, interview and record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above for two children, C1 and C5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA did not observed the signed LIC 9224 for the Type A citation issued on 07/02/2024 in two children's files.
Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2025
Type BOct 25, 2024Case management visit (incident)Records & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on interviews and record review, LPA observed that the needs and services plan has not been updated for child (C1). THis poses a potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 8, 2024
Type AJul 2, 2024InspectionBackground checks
Criminal record clearance §101170
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above fro one staff (S2) which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Director provided proof of clearance transfer request submitted to CCL but staff was not cleared and therefore was unable to be associated to the facility. Director had staff complete the fingerprint process during today's inspection.
Plan of correction due Jul 3, 2024
Type BJul 2, 2024InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on observation, record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for two staff, S1 and S2 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff S1 does not have proof of immunization's for Tdap and Staff S2 does not have immunization proof for pertussis and measles.
Plan of correction due Jul 16, 2024
Type BJul 2, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Based on observation , interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff (S1) which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff S1 does not have the required infant toddler development units and is not a fully qualified infant toddler teacher. Director stated that staff completed the infant toddler class but was unable to provide proof of completion during today's inspection.
Plan of correction due Jul 16, 2024
Type BSep 13, 2023Case management visit (other)Health & medication
Health-related services §101226(3)(B)
101226 Health Related Services- (3)(B)For each prescription medication, the licensee shall obtain, in writing, approval and instructions from the child's authorized representative for the administration of the medication to the child. Director will submit proof of correction to LPA by Plan of Correction date of 09/20/2023. LPA and LPM observed eczema medication and consent form for child, C1, but facility does not have instructions from child's authorized representatives to administer the prescription ointment. This poses a potential risk Health, Safety Personal Rights risk to children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Sep 20, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity20 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJun 20, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorLynda Nguyen
Phone(408) 270-0980
State facility #434400332

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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 Jul 2, 2024, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does Kindercare Learning Center compare with other daycares in San Jose?

It is tied for #140 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Jun 25, 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 San Jose, 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 Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Lynda Nguyen.

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 434400332 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.