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KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Ps)

5448 San Juan Avenue, Citrus Heights, CA 95610 · Sacramento County
2 Type A citations in last 12 months2 substantiated complaintsChild care center (preschool)

KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Ps) is a licensed child care center in Citrus Heights, CA, licensed for up to 92 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1997. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for staff ratios (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months, including 2 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #19 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 79%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #19 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights
3Type A citations
1Type B citations
5Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated
4 citations from 13 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 2 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 29, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJun 25, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 28, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundJan 13, 2026 · Report/investigation · no citationDec 2, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationNov 21, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationOct 23, 2025 · Inspection · no citationAug 27, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 6, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 24, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJul 11, 2023 · Inspection · no citationOct 27, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 7, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios2
Supervision1
Building & playground safety1

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 25, 2026Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Teacher-child ratio §101216.3(a)
Based on record review, a teacher in one classroom supervised 14 children at one time and two teachers in another classroom supervised 29 children at one time, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jun 26, 2026
Type AMay 28, 2026Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Capacity limits §101161(a)
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not operate within the conditions and limitations specified on the license by commingling kindergarten children under the preschool license with children in the school-age program. This poses a immediate health and safety risk to children in care.
Plan of correction due May 29, 2026
Type AAug 27, 2025Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
Director stated transitions are being monitored by management oversight and an all staff training will be conducted of supervision and transition procedures. Director will submit training material to LPA Marx by
Plan of correction due Aug 28, 2025
Type BJul 7, 2022InspectionBuilding & playground safety
Buildings and grounds §101238(a)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 8, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJun 25, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Jun 22, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff did not maintain proper teacher-child ratios
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 28, 2026Complaint investigationreceived Apr 6, 2026
Substantiated allegation:
Staff are comingling kindergarten component children with school-age children.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedNov 21, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Sep 29, 2025
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

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About this center

Licensed capacity92 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJul 29, 1997
LicenseeKindercare Learning Centers LLC
AdministratorDawna Allred
Phone(916) 961-5599
State facility #343603025

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Common questions

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

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

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

California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jun 25, 2026, for teacher-child ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

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

California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is tied for #19 of 32 centers in Citrus Heights by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

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

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

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

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Ps) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Sacramento County, which includes Citrus Heights, was $984 a month for preschoolers (about $1,240 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs KinderCare Learning Center - San Juan (Ps)?

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 343603025 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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