KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf
KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf is a licensed child care center in La Mesa, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 6 times and investigated 2 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 10 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (4 of 10). 5 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #26 of 32 centers in La Mesa and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers.
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Based on interviews and record review, facility did not met this reqirement when on 04/16/2026, Child 1 (C1) did not receive a feeding for over 5 hours,which was not in accordance with C1's feeding plan, which posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having a medical assessment in 1 out of 6 childrens files which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interviews and record review, facility did not met this reqirement when zero (0) bottle feedings were recorded for Child 1 (C1) on 12/04/2025, which posed a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to children in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 4 out of 8 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring the qualified teacher present was supervising no more than 12 infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 did not have immunizations records available for review for measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 persons, as S1 and S3 did not have immunization records available for review during time of inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 8 persons, as health screening reports for S1, S2 and S3 were not available during time of inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above three out of the nine children's records reviewed were missing the medical assessments with TB results for child #1, #2, #4 and child #9 was missing the TB results which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one, out of nine children, does not have immunization records as required by Title 22 which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. Child #8 is does not have the immunization records on file during the inspection.
Complaint investigations
Staff do not follow infant's feeding plan.
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Common questions
Does KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 10 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf compare with other daycares in La Mesa?
It is tied for #26 of 32 centers in La Mesa by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 76% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf last inspected?
Apr 8, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes La Mesa, was $1,462 a month for infants (about $1,840 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs KinderCare Learning Center - Via Mercado, Inf?
The licensee is Knowledge Universe Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Kendra Dedmon.
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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 370806394 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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