Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf)
Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) is a licensed child care center in San Mateo, CA, licensed for up to 32 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2016. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 55 centers in San Mateo and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record review, a staff member hit an enrolled child while at facility. 8 Director is aware no staff member, under any circumstance, can place their hands on a child. Director conducted multiple staff meetings, reminding staff of personal rights.
Based on observations, interviews and record review, a staff member provided formula to an incorrect day care child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director to provide LPA proof of completed staff member training with written documentation. Document to indicate what was reviewed and what will be done in the future. Proof of written documentation will be submitted to LPA no later than 4/15/2022 by 5:00pm.
Based on interviews and record review, staff member was unaware infant had possessed staff member’s scissors. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Document to indicate what was reviewed and what will be done in the future. Proof of written documentation will be submitted to LPA no later than 4/15/2022 by 5:00pm.
Complaint investigations
Staff hit day-care child.
Staff provided formula to incorrect daycare child.
Staff provided a daycare child with scissors while in care.
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 4, 2022, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf)?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) compare with other daycares in San Mateo?
It is tied for #45 of 55 centers in San Mateo by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 69% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) last inspected?
Mar 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Mateo County, which includes San Mateo, was $1,947 a month for infants (about $2,460 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center LLC (Inf)?
The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC., and the administrator listed with the state is Samantha Hernandez.
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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 414004173 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.