Love And Care Learning Center · Infant Center, Walnut Creek
Love And Care Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Walnut Creek, CA, licensed for up to 37 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (1 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #29 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers.
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through interview it was found that faciltiy staff were waking children from their sleep when nap time was over which is a potential risk to the health, safety, and/or personal rights of the children in care.
Based on record review, 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.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Sleep Logs are not maintained for infants over 1 year old. Assistant Director stated she thought it was only required for infants under 1. LPA noted technical violation was issued during 2022 inspection and safe sleep regulations, sleep logs were discussed. This 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. LPA observed one teacher and 15 infants napping in 1's Nap Room which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Love And Care Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Love And Care Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 4 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Love And Care Learning Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Love And Care Learning Center compare with other daycares in Walnut Creek?
It is #29 of 38 centers in Walnut Creek by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 70% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Love And Care Learning Center last inspected?
Apr 21, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Love And Care Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Love And Care Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Contra Costa County, which includes Walnut Creek, was $1,730 a month for infants (about $2,180 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Love And Care Learning Center?
The licensee is D And S Learning Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Jessica Darabi-everett.
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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 073403309 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.