Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.
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Director to submit a written plan of correction of how this deficciency will be prevented in the future. Plan of correction date of 09/04/2026. Per review of the sign in and out records, some children have been signed out in advance for today and some authorized representatives have included the sign in and out time but not their signatures. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 Civil penalties assessed for repeat violation.
Director to submit proof of sign in and out log from 07/06/2026 to 07/17/2026 to LPA by plan of correction due date of 07/22/2026. Per LPA's review of the sign in and out records, 41 school age children were present but only 19 authorized representatives signed children in today. LPA also observed some children have been signed out in advance for today and future dates. Some parents were observed to have included the sign in and out time but not their signatures. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Based on staff and children interviews, 4 witnesses who were interviewed stated staff held C1 down. 1 stated staff was grabbing C1 by the arm. Based on photographs obtained of child, C1, marks are visible on the upper right arm from this incident. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, 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. Through file review LPA observed that staff S1 does not have proof of immunization for pertussis and staff S2 did not have immunization proof for measles and pertussis.
Complaint investigations
Staff handled day care child in a rough manner resulting in injuries
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-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 4 Type B citations, listed 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 San Jose?
It is tied for #92 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% 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 $724 a month for school-age children (about $910 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.
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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 434400333 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.