Antioch · Licensed center
KinderCare Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 36 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 5 licensing inspections since November 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Nov 20, 2025Nothing cited
- May 13, 2025Nothing cited
- Dec 1, 2023Nothing cited
Jan 25, 20231 citation
101700.3(b)(2)Type B
“b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per Lead Testing results, there is 1 drinking water outlet inside facility with lead exceedance. Director states outlets have not been used since pandemic. Since they were in use before pandemic, this poses/posed potential risk to health/safety of children.”
101700.3(b)(2)
- Nov 29, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 5 inspections. Bay Area centers inspected 5 times split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (457 centers).
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%This center
- 2 of 523%
- 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
- November 20, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2022 — 4 cited nothing · 4 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was roughly handling infant children which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
· March 14, 2025
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.
Jan 2025 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · January 28, 2025
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: 3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 pulled C1's hair which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Jan 2025 Complaint 2 of 3 allegations substantiated
Complaint · January 24, 2025
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff do not follow safe sleep practices
- Staff handle infants in a rough manner
Unsubstantiated
- Staff are mishandling infant medications
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101223(a)(3) · Type A
101223 Personal Rights (a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain...or other actions of a punitive nature...This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was roughly handling infant children which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
CCR 101430(a)(3)(C) · Type A
101430 Infant Care Activities (a) Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (3) All infants shall be given the opportunity to sleep without distraction or disturbance from other activities at the center whenever the infant desires.(C) An infant shall not be swaddled while in care. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when S1 was seen swaddling infant children on multiple occassions which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Aug 2024 Complaint Substantiated
Complaint · August 30, 2024
CCR 101430(a)(E) · Type B
101430 Infant Care Activities (a) Notwithstanding Section 101230, the following shall apply: (E) If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, staff shall move the infant to a crib as soon as possible. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when C1 fell asleep on half circle soft equipment and left there for 3-15 minutes which poses an potential risk to the health, safety or personal rights of children in care.
Jan 2023 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 25, 2023
101700.3(b)(2) · Type B
b)(2) Licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below the Action Level of 5 ppb in all outlets subject to the testing requirements of these Written Directives, for the health and safety of children in care. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Per Lead Testing results, there is 1 drinking water outlet inside facility with lead exceedance. Director states outlets have not been used since pandemic. Since they were in use before pandemic, this poses/posed potential risk to health/safety of children.
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Details
- Phone
- (925) 778-8888
- Address
- 2300 Mahogany Way, Antioch, 94509
- License
- 073401324
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 5 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 3 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=4, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=1, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=3, Type B citations=1. The state publishes no further detail for the difference.
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
Medium means the middle half of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 31 to 75 children. Small is 8 to 30; large is 76 to 312.