KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf)
KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) is a licensed child care center in El Dorado Hills, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 4 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 5 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for training & qualifications (2 of 8). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #16 of 17 centers in El Dorado Hills and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due the trainings not have the EMSA approved stickers which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
" 1 Director will conduct a staff meeting to retrain on the topics of personal rights and proper handling techniques. Director will submit training material to LPA Marx by
Based on record review, the licensee did not ensure the above requirement was met, by not reporting the incident to SAC RO or LPA by the next working day after a child sustained an injury in care that required medical treatment.
Director stated that he will add signs on the doors to remind staff and parents to open the door with caution. Director will submit pictures of the signs on the doors to LPA Marx by
Director will submit to LPA Marx a break and lunch schedule showing qualified staff in the classroom at all times, by
Director will submit the completed children's file to LPA Marx by
Based on observation, this requirement was not met by having six infants with one teacher.
Based on record review and interview this requirement was not met by having a two year old in an infant classroom.
Complaint investigations
Infant sustained multiple bruises while in care
ratio-Staff are operating out of ratio
conditions of license-Staff are commingling day care children
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Common questions
Does KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) had any serious violations?
California issued 5 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 18, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf)?
California investigated 4 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) compare with other daycares in El Dorado Hills?
It is #16 of 17 centers in El Dorado Hills by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 94% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) last inspected?
Jan 12, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in El Dorado County, which includes El Dorado Hills, was $1,400 a month for infants (about $1,770 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs KinderCare Learning Center - Francisco (Inf)?
The licensee is Knowledge Universe Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Schmierer.
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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 093606935 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.