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Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant)

1741 Santa Clara Drive, Roseville, CA 95661 · Placer County
1 substantiated complaintInfant center

Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) is a licensed child care center in Roseville, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2001. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #49 of 69 centers in Roseville and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #49 of 69 centers in Roseville
1Type A citations
1Type B citations
5Inspections
1 of 2Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Mar 26, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Mar 26, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 28, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJan 22, 2024 · Inspection · no citationJan 22, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 18, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 11, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJan 26, 2023 · Inspection · citation foundJan 27, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Staff ratios1
Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 18, 2024Complaint investigationStaff ratios
Staff-infant ratio §101416.5
staff interviews. Evidence was sufficient that one staff supervised 5 infants in the Infant classroom, and two staff have supervised 9 infants in the Waddler Classroom on multiple occasions.
Plan of correction due Jan 22, 2024
Type BJan 26, 2023InspectionTraining & qualifications
Infant care teacher qualifications §101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as Staff #1,2,3 and 4 were not able to provide proof of the requirements stated above. Staff have completed or started the Teachstone certification, but have not obtained a CDA that is required, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Mar 1, 2023

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedJan 18, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jan 12, 2024
Substantiated allegation:
RATIO: Staff are operating the facility out of ratio.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedSep 11, 2023Complaint investigationreceived Sep 8, 2023
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity48 children
License typeInfant center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceJan 2, 2001
LicenseeKnowledge Universe Education LLC
AdministratorCarol Williams
Phone(916) 784-3331
State facility #313606222

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Common questions

Does Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) take infants?

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

Has Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 18, 2024, for staff-infant ratio. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant)?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

How does Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) compare with other daycares in Roseville?

It is tied for #49 of 69 centers in Roseville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) last inspected?

Mar 26, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant) for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Placer County, which includes Roseville, was $1,502 a month for infants (about $1,890 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Knowledge Beginnings - Santa Clara (Infant)?

The licensee is Knowledge Universe Education LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Carol Williams.

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 313606222 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.