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KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place

200 Waterfront Place, West Sacramento, CA 95605 · Yolo County
Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place is a licensed child care center in West Sacramento, CA, licensed for up to 108 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2024. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #12 of 15 centers in West Sacramento and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 72%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#12 of 15 centers in West Sacramento
1Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
1 citation from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 13, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 13, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 25, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJul 26, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 25, 2025InspectionRecords & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(14)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where 5 out of 15 staff present today did not have a valida background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity108 children
License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 5, 2024
LicenseeKindercare Education At Work LLC
AdministratorJanice Lal
Phone(916) 281-5334
State facility #574501004

Common questions

Has KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 25, 2025, for personnel records. Each citation is listed in full above.

How does KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place compare with other daycares in West Sacramento?

It is #12 of 15 centers in West Sacramento by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place last inspected?

Jul 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Yolo County, which includes West Sacramento, was $1,698 a month for infants (about $2,140 today), $1,197 a month for preschoolers (about $1,510 today) and $818 a month for school-age children (about $1,030 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs KinderCare Learning Center At Waterfront Place?

The licensee is Kindercare Education At Work LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Janice Lal.

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 574501004 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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