Kindercare Learning Center - Treena
Kindercare Learning Center - Treena is a licensed child care center in San Diego, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 5 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (2 of 5). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #179 of 307 centers in San Diego and better than 30% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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… 1 Ms. Banuelos, the director stated she has provided additional training for the lead teacher of the classroom involved, as well as other staff. Additionally, she will address all staff at the next scheduled staff meeting on 9/11/25. Based upon incident report received on 8/27/25 and staff interviews, child C1 was left unsupervised for approximately 3 minutes in a classroom, which is a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care. 8 Director states she will provide LPA with a meeting agenda and staff signatures of attendance from the meeting, by the
Based on information received by Assistant Director , Child #1 was in the hallway riding a scooter without supervision, for a period of approximately 4-5 minutes before being found by staff member and taken to the assistant director. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care.
Assistant Director will provide an unusual incident report for other incident that occurred in March where child was possibly left unattended. She will ensure that in the future incidents are reported on the duty line (619)767-2248 within 24 hours and will submit an incident report by email to SDIncidentReports@dss.ca.gov or by Fax at (619 767-2203 within 7 days of occurring. Assistant Director will also provide written statement explaining that she will submit future reports per the required time frames. This requirement was not met as evidenced by the department did not receive an incident call within 24 hours and di not recieve a report within 7 days .
Based on record review, the facility did not comply with the directive above, as one out of eight drinking or food prep outlets tested with an Action Level Exceedance (ALE). Facility has not been using the outdoor drinking fountain since March/2019 due to COVID. This poses a potential Health and Safety risk to children in care. 8 Facility has replaced the water fixture and has been flushing the drinking fountain. Facility is awaiting for the water tester to return to test the new drinking fountain at the playground.
… 1 Director will provide a one-on-one training with each staff member to provide age-appropriate outside activities: sensorytable, garden area, and remove buckets for pouring. Director will also provide written plan and have staff sign it and provide it via e-mail to LPA Lane: Keturah.Lane@dss.ca.gov Based upon LPAs observations and staff interviews, children were allowed to use the recycled rubber mulch for pouring/digging, playing pretend restaurant food, in sand/water tables and for other outdoor activities which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Complaint investigations
1. Staff do not properly supervise day-care children
2. Staff did not report all incidents to appropriate parties
Facility does not provide a safe environment for day care children
About this center
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Common questions
Does Kindercare Learning Center - Treena 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 - Treena had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 5 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Kindercare Learning Center - Treena?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Kindercare Learning Center - Treena compare with other daycares in San Diego?
It is #179 of 307 centers in San Diego by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 30% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Kindercare Learning Center - Treena last inspected?
Sep 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
Who runs Kindercare Learning Center - Treena?
The licensee is Kindercare Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Celida Banuelos.
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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 372005821 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.