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Kindercare Learning Center

1081 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118 · Santa Clara County
5 substantiated complaintsInfant center

Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in San Jose, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 6 complaints, 5 of them substantiated. The state issued 22 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (6 of 22). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #199 of 201 centers in San Jose and in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide.

Inspection record

Better than 0%of 10,948 California licensed centers, comparing weighted citations per inspection. Among the most cited
Tied for #199 of 201 centers in San Jose
5Type A citations
17Type B citations
2Inspections
5 of 6Complaints substantiated
22 citations from 17 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Apr 21, 2025

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 17, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationFeb 18, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationSep 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundJul 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundApr 21, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundMar 5, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 23, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 9, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 25, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 20, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundSep 14, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications6
Records & paperwork4
Health & medication4
Caregiver conduct3
Building & playground safety3
Staff ratios2

Citations, newest first

Type BFeb 18, 2026Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Facility to evaluate staff to ensure they meet the standard requirements as determined by written directives. This evaluation may require an update to the LIC503 or the changing of staff classification so the staff abilities match the tasks assigned. Facility to provide LPA with a written plan of correction prior to
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2026
Type BFeb 18, 2026Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Facility to review reporting procedures and develop a written plan to address any breakdowns in communication from staff to management and/or management to Licensing regarding reportable occurrences. Director to provide LPA with written plan prior to
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2026
Type BDec 2, 2025Case management visit (deficiencies)Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(a)(1)
LPA observed classrooms to have a temperature of 58 and 60 degrees in the infant classrooms. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Dec 2, 2025
Type BSep 2, 2025Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Based on witness testimony infant-staff ratio is not maintained during morning drop off times. This poses a potential risk to the health and 1 Director to provide an updated LIC500 showing the staff required to maintain ratio during high volume times such as morning drop off. A back up plan will be included in the event of staff call offs. Director to email LPA the plan by
Plan of correction due Sep 12, 2025
Type BApr 23, 2025Complaint investigationRecords & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Director did not notify the Department on the next working day of an incident that occured with C1. This posed a potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8 2. How to address care and supervision issues when parents are involved? 3. What steps are taken when necessary to protect children in care? 4. Who will the Director contact for support if unsure of what to do next? Director will send an email detailing the plan along with the timeline of reporting by Friday 04/25/2025.
Plan of correction due Apr 25, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 0 out of 5 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 staff files were missing a Health Screening and Negative TB Test which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 4 out of 5 staff files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 19, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Infant needs and services plan §101419.2(b)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 9, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Changes to infant needs and services plan §101419.3(a)
Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 children's files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 9, 2025
Type BApr 21, 2025InspectionHealth & medication
Children's immunizations §101220.1(g)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 children did not have updated immunization records which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 9, 2025
Type AOct 23, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Plan of correction was completed prior to 10/01/2024 investigation inspection. LPA verified correction at that time. Infant ingested a piece of a rubber glove while in care, this poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 23, 2024
Type BMay 9, 2024Complaint investigationBuilding & playground safety
Infant Care General Sanitation §101438.1(c)(2)(A)
Reyna states that an additional carpet will be purchased to be used for the non-mobile infants to crawl on while in the big toddler room at the end of the day. Carpet shall be purchased and proof will be submitted to the Department by 5/15/2024. The staff did not ensure that the carpets were clean for crawling/non-mobile infants as they are placed onto surfaces where mobile infants and staff are walking and observed to have visible debris, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due May 15, 2024
Type AMar 14, 2024Case management visit (other)Building & playground safety
Outdoor Activity Space For Infants §101438.2(b)
The Site Director states that she shall change the route of how to get the infants back into the classroom. The infants shall go through the toddler classroom and out of it instead of going outside of the preschool yard. The Licensee did not ensure that the preschool and infant components were physically seperated during transition from outside play to inside play, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 The Site Director will submit a map indicating the route that the infants will take when transitioning inside and will have it signed by the teachers who are responsible for those children by end of day 3/15/2024.
Plan of correction due Mar 15, 2024
Type AJan 10, 2024Case management visit (other)Training & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)
Based on interviews and record reviews, LPA learned that five staff do not meet the minimum requirements for qualifications.This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care.
Plan of correction due Jan 11, 2024
Type AJan 10, 2024Case management visit (other)Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
(b) There shall be a ratio of one teacher for every four infants in attendance. Assistant Director will submit a written plan of correction by POC Date of 01/11/2024. Based on interviews and record reviews, LPA learned that five staff do not meet the minimum requirements for qualifications which places the classrooms out of ratio.This poses an immediate risk to the health, safety and personal rights of children in care. 8
Plan of correction due Jan 11, 2024
Type AOct 25, 2023Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on observation, interview and record review, Licensee did not comply to section cited above. Staff T2 was observed by staff T1 force feeding child C1 which posed immediate threat to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 26, 2023
Type BSep 20, 2023InspectionHealth & medication
Staff immunizations §1596.7995(a)(1)
Based on interview and record review , the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in with S4 immunizations (influenza, pertussis and measles), which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2023
Type BSep 20, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(1)
Based on interview and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, S4 did not have a Health Screening Report/TB, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 4, 2023
Type BSep 20, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in, S2,S3, and S5, Mandated Reporter Training expired, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Oct 11, 2023
Type BSep 14, 2023Case management visit (incident)Health & medication
Children's medical assessments §101220(a)(d)(1)(2)
Licensee will submit a completed LIC701Physician's report for C1 by
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2023
Type BSep 14, 2023Case management visit (incident)Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on observation, interview and record review, Licensee did not comply to section cited above. LPA observed staff T1 and T2 did not have current mandated reporter training certificate on file which poses potential threat to health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 28, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedFeb 18, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Dec 8, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff engaged in aggressive behaviors in front of infants in care.
Facility is not following reporting requirements.
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedSep 2, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 29, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff are operating out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedJul 17, 2025Complaint investigationreceived May 29, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
SubstantiatedApr 23, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Apr 22, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not follow reporting requirements
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedOct 23, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Sep 25, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Day care child ingested a hazardous substance due to lack of supervision while in care.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 9, 2024Complaint investigationreceived May 1, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Staff are not keeping facility floor clean
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceOct 26, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorLeah Kidger
Phone(408) 265-7380
State facility #434400335

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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 Oct 23, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center?

California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 5. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is tied for #199 of 201 centers in San Jose by weighted citations per inspection, and is in the bottom 1% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).

When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?

Apr 21, 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 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 Leah Kidger.

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 434400335 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.