Kindercare Learning Center

Personal Rights — Based on information obtained through interviews, the center director's own admission, and documents obtained during the investigation, it was corroborated that children's personal rights were violated while at this facility. Specifically, it was corroborated that staff S5 video recorded S8 pushing child C1 as C1 attempted to sit up in their cot. It was also corroborated that S5 then sent the video to other teachers at the center via text message. Lastly, it was corroborated through interviews that S5 and S8 have made inappropriate statements to children and about children regarding their appearance and/or personal hygiene. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to the children in care.

Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties — Based on the Director's admissions made on May 13 and May 27, 2026, corroborating staff interviews, and documentation reviewed during the investigation, the LPA determined that staff who had not completed the minimum educational qualifications required by CCR Section 101416.2(b) were assigned and functioning in the role of an infant care teacher. Specifically, the staff had not completed the required ECE and infant care coursework prior to employment as required by regulation. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.

Mandated reporter training — Based on a review of employee personnel files, the licensee did not comply with the requirements of section 1596.866(b)(1). The LPA observed that staff members S2, S4, and S6 did not have a current California mandated reporter training certificate in their personnel files. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Isolation for Illness — Based on interviews conducted with facility staff S1 through S15 during the investigation, it was corroborated that on numerous occasions, sick children remained in their classrooms with symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, vomiting, or signs of hand, foot, and mouth disease including mouth sores and rashes on the hands and feet while awaiting pick up. Former Director Richardson admitted that the facility did not have an isolation area set up for sick children. This poses a potential risk to the children in care.

Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties — Based on the LPA's interviews with staff and a personnel record review, the facility did not ensure that staff S1-S5 met the qualifications required to work in the capacity of a teacher. Record review indicates that S1-S5 were only qualified to work as an aide under the direct supervision of a teacher. Based on the LPA's interviews, it was corroborated that S1-S5 supervised awake children for a portion of the day without being under direct supervision of a qualified teacher, which poses a potential risk to the children in care.