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KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf)

5448 San Juan Avenue, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · Sacramento County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months 3 substantiated complaints Infant center

KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 7 complaints, 3 of them substantiated. The state issued 8 citations, 4 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 8). 3 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #26 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 90% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. Among the most cited
#26 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights
4 Type A citations
4 Type B citations
5 Inspections
3 of 7 Complaints substantiated
8 citations from 20 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 3 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 29, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Nov 7, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Oct 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Oct 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Oct 23, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Aug 11, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 18, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Jul 24, 2024 · Inspection · citation found Mar 11, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Mar 5, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 11, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jul 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation found Jun 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Jun 23, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation May 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation May 4, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Apr 7, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation found Feb 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Feb 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 15, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Records & paperwork 2
Caregiver conduct 1
Training & qualifications 1
Supervision 1
Staff ratios 1
Building & playground safety 1
Sleep safety 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Oct 23, 2025 Complaint investigation Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Director stated that all staff will complete training on personal rights, handling techniques, and developmentally appropriate practices. Training material must be submitted to LPA Marx by
Plan of correction due Oct 24, 2025
Type A Oct 23, 2025 Complaint investigation Training & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)
Based on observation,record review, and interview, the facility did not ensure the section cited above by not having a second fully qualified infant teacher when supervising more than 12 infants, which poses an immediate Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care
Plan of correction due Nov 10, 2025
Type B Oct 23, 2025 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(C)
Based on record review and interview the facility did not ensure the section cited above by not reporting a personal rights incident regarding a child to CCLD, which poses a potential Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care
Plan of correction due Nov 6, 2025
Type B Aug 11, 2025 Complaint investigation Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(d)(1)(E)
it was found that the facility had children with Hand, foot and mouth disease, but it was not reported to the Department. This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 29, 2025
Type B Jul 24, 2024 Inspection Supervision
Care and supervision of infants §101429(a)(2)(B)
Based on interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the toddler option classroom, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 9, 2024
Type A Mar 5, 2024 Complaint investigation Staff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5(b)
Based on interview, the facility did not ensure they were in compliance with section cited above by not meeting ratio requirements at all times.
Plan of correction due Mar 6, 2024
Type B Jul 7, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(n)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as broken play equipment was observed outside, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2022
Type A Apr 7, 2022 Case management visit (deficiencies) Sleep safety
Infant sleeping equipment §101439.1
Based on observations, 2 infant children under 12 months (C1 and C2) were napping on cots in the toddler classroom of the infant program. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Plan of correction due Apr 8, 2022

Complaint investigations

Substantiated Oct 23, 2025 Complaint investigation received Aug 25, 2025
Substantiated allegations:
Staff handled infants in a rough manner
Unqualified staff were left alone with infants
2 citations issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Aug 11, 2025 Complaint investigation received Jun 27, 2025
Substantiated allegation:
Staff failed to report oubreak of communicable disease to the department.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Substantiated Mar 5, 2024 Complaint investigation received Feb 6, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
Facility is operating out of ratio
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiated Jun 23, 2022 Complaint investigation received Jun 20, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated May 4, 2022 Complaint investigation received Mar 4, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Feb 14, 2022 Complaint investigation received Nov 24, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiated Nov 15, 2021 Complaint investigation received Aug 30, 2021
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity 36 children
License type Infant center
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 29, 1997
Licensee Kindercare Learning Centers LLC
Administrator Dawna Allred
Phone (916) 961-5599
State facility # 343603027
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Common questions

Does KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) take infants?

Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.

Has KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) had any serious violations?

California issued 4 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 23, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf)?

California investigated 7 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 3. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) compare with other daycares in Citrus Heights?

It is #26 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 90% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) last inspected?

Jul 29, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Inf) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, 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 - San Juan (Inf)?

The licensee is Kindercare Learning Centers LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Dawna Allred.

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 343603027 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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