Clayton · Licensed center

KinderCare Learning Center

At a glance

Small center, licensed for 28 children.
Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.

What the state has found

The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since March 2023.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

Aug 6, 20261 citation
- CCR 101223(a)(2)Type A
  “101223(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child fell out of the crib due to the crib flab not being locked into place which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to the child in care.”
  CCR 101223(a)(2)
Jul 16, 2026Nothing cited
May 30, 20253 citations
- HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)Type B
  “(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S4 is missing proof of immunization for MMR and tDap and proof of immunization for MMR for S7 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  HSC 1596.7995(a)(1)
- CCR 101221(d)Type B
  “(d) All children's records shall be available to the Department to inspect, audit, and copy upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. Removal of records shall be subject to the following requirements: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101221(d)
- CCR 101419.2(b)(2)Type B
  “(b) The needs and services plan shall be in writing and shall include the following: (2) Infants up to 12 months of age shall have a completed Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)], which is incorporated by reference. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
  CCR 101419.2(b)(2)
Nov 26, 2024Nothing cited
Mar 1, 2023Nothing cited

The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.

How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare

Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:

None29%
1 of 535%
2 of 523%This center
3 of 59%
4 of 54%
All 5under 1%

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing

Last visit: August 6, 2026
On file: 5 visits since March 2023 — 3 cited nothing
Most serious: Type A — 101223(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child fell out of the crib due to the crib flab not being locked into place which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to the child in care. · August 6, 2026

California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.

Aug 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · August 6, 2026

CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type A

101223(a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: A child fell out of the crib due to the crib flab not being locked into place which posed an immediate risk to the Health, Safety or Personal Rights to the child in care.

State report

Jul 2026 Licensing visit nothing cited

May 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · May 30, 2025

HSC 1596.7995(a)(1) · Type B

(1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as S4 is missing proof of immunization for MMR and tDap and proof of immunization for MMR for S7 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101221(d) · Type B

(d) All children's records shall be available to the Department to inspect, audit, and copy upon demand during normal business hours. Records may be removed if necessary for copying. Removal of records shall be subject to the following requirements: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

CCR 101419.2(b)(2) · Type B

(b) The needs and services plan shall be in writing and shall include the following: (2) Infants up to 12 months of age shall have a completed Individual Infant Sleeping Plan [LIC 9227 (3/20)], which is incorporated by reference. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

State report

Nov 2024 Licensing visit nothing cited

Mar 2023 Licensing visit nothing cited

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Details

Phone: (925) 672-9370
Address: 6095 Main Street, Clayton, 94517
License: 073402043

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Sources and dates

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All checked November 2026.

State record

From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov

Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.