Kindercare Learning Center
Kindercare Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Benicia, CA, licensed for up to 48 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 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Benicia and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S1 has not completed twelve post secondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood education or development which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews from CD, AD & Staff, rodent feces have been observed on site, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
Licensee does not ensure that facility is free from pests
About this center
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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 2 Type B citations, listed 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 Benicia?
It is tied for #7 of 10 centers in Benicia by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center last inspected?
Dec 8, 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 Solano County, which includes Benicia, was $822 a month for school-age children (about $1,040 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Center, LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Palacios.
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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 483001826 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.