The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center
The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Agoura Hills, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once and investigated 6 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 6 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
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Based on record review, the center did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff had a valid mandated reporter training certificate which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Infant Care Activities (a)(3):All infants shall be given the opportunity to sleep without distraction or disturbance... (C)An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 Director is to let parents know sleep sacks are no longer allowed, unless a waiver is written and submitted to the RO. Director is to provide a written statement on how they will comply with safe sleep regulations at all times. Based on LPA observations, the licensee did not comply with the section cited as LPA observed an infant sleeping with a sleep sack which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
101428(b) The infant shall be kept clean and dry at all times.(2) Each infant's clothing and diapers shall be changed as often as necessary to ensure that the infant is clean and dry at all times. This requirement was not met as evidence by: 1 The center is to submit a written statement on how they plan to prevent this deficiency from reoccurring in the future. The written plan is due to the Department by 12/12/2023. Based on interviews and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as some staff members indicated diaper checks are done every 2 hours which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
the following: CCC failed to adhere to the terms of a 10/31/22 waiver issued by CCLD for the staggered 1 Adminstaror to provide a written plan of correction to CCLD (elvin.baddley@dss.ca.gov) explaining how the CCC with funtion in accoradnce to the limitation of CCC's License, specifically the number of infants in the outdoor play area 6/8/23. use of an outdoor play area in that CCC exceed capacity of four children in the area. This poses at potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of persons in care.
the following: Records review revealed S1,S2,S3 and S5 failed to have current Mandated Reporter Certification. This poses at potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of persons in care.
the following: Records review revealed S1,S2,S3,S4 and S5 failed to have current Immunization (T-Dap, MMR, Influ.). This poses at potential risk to the health, safety and personal rights of persons in care.
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Common questions
Does The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center?
California investigated 6 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
When was The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center last inspected?
Oct 17, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Agoura Hills, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs The Knolls Learning Studio - Infant Center?
The licensee is Tressa Mendoza, and the administrator listed with the state is Tressa Mendoza.
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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 196216378 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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