Foster City · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 52 children.
- Run by a for-profit business, which holds the license.
- KinderCare: public company; majority holder Partners Group (private equity).
Company news
KinderCare, the company that runs this center, reported in a federal filing that it permanently closed 49 of its early childhood centers in the six months ending July 4, 2026. It ran 1,567 of these centers at the end of that period. In the same filing, it reported closing 7 in the same six months of 2025.
The filing is about the company. It does not name which centers closed.
KinderCare’s quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections under this license since August 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Feb 5, 2026Nothing cited
- Oct 15, 2024Nothing cited
Oct 1, 20242 citations
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)Type A
“Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a teacher aide does not have criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)Type B
“(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff have not completed mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1)
- Jul 14, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 27, 20211 citation
CCR 101170(e)Type A
“101170(e) Criminal Record Clearance All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: At 9am during inspection LPA observed 2 uncleared indivduasl. This poses an immediate health & safety risk to children in care.”
CCR 101170(e)
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections under this license. 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
- February 5, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since August 2021 — 3 cited nothing · 1 complaint investigation
- Most serious
- Type A —
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a teacher aide does not have criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· October 1, 2024
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.
Oct 2024 Licensing visit 2 findings
Licensing visit · October 1, 2024
HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) · Type A
Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in LPA observed a teacher aide does not have criminal background clearance, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
HSC 1596.8662(b)(1) · Type B
(1) On or before March 30, 2018, a person who, on January 1, 2018, is a licensed child day care provider, administrator, or employee of a licensed child day care facility shall complete the mandated reporter training provided pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), and shall complete renewal mandated reporter training every two years following the date on which he or she completed the initial mandated reporter training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 5 out of 5 staff have not completed mandated reporter training, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Aug 2021 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 27, 2021
CCR 101170(e) · Type A · No longer on the state’s site as of August 31, 2026
101170(e) Criminal Record Clearance All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: At 9am during inspection LPA observed 2 uncleared indivduasl. This poses an immediate health & safety risk to children in care.
Feb 2021 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · February 25, 2021
Unsubstantiated · No longer on the state’s site as of August 31, 2026
ALLEGATION(S): Child sustained a fractured femur while at the daycare facility INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: Licensing Program Analysts, LPA Y. met with the site director, M.U. to close this complaint. The purpose of the inspection was explained. There are 8 children present today. The Department's Investigation Branch (IB) has investigated this complaint and determined the finding to be unsubstantiated. The reporting party believed the child injured the leg while at daycare. Reporting party was interviewed. Staff members were interviewed. Medical records were obtained. Daycare parents were interviewed and they reported no concerns regarding the care or supervision of children in the infant room. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. This report was reviewed and discussed with the site director, M.U. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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What staff are paid
- Teachers at Foster City KinderCare
- $19.95 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (650) 573-6023
- Address
- 1006 Metro Center Blvd, Foster City, 94404
- License
- 410517739
The state licenses this address more than once, to the same licensee.
The day-care-center license is published separately, with its own license and its own inspection record:
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Sources and dates
Where every fact on this page came from, and when Shortlist last checked it against that source. Anything Shortlist could not source is named here rather than left blank.
What staff are paid
- Teachers at Foster City KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked November 2026 ccld.dss.ca.gov
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 kindercare.com
- Who runs it — Checked October 2026 sec.gov/…/klc-20260704.htm
From KinderCare's quarterly report to the SEC, filed August 13, 2026. sec.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.