Mountain View · 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 no rules at any of its 4 licensing inspections under this license since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Aug 28, 2025Nothing cited
- Sep 25, 2024Nothing cited
- Oct 16, 2023Nothing cited
- Jul 8, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 4 inspections under this license. Most Bay Area centers inspected 4 times had at least one: 59% of 569.
How all 569 Bay Area centers inspected 4 times compare
Of the 569 Bay Area centers the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None41%This center
- 1 of 438%
- 2 of 415%
- 3 of 46%
- All 41%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- August 19, 2026
- On file
- 4 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 2 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- No finding carrying a severity level in the last 24 months.
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.
Jun 2026 Complaint Unsubstantiated
Complaint · June 4, 2026
Unsubstantiated
ALLEGATION(S): Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care. Staff did not properly monitor child with signs of illness. INVESTIGATION FINDINGS: On 08/19/2026 at 10:00am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced Complaint Investigation Visit for the above allegation of a lack of supervision violation. LPA met with site director, B.B. Also present at the time of today’s visit is 9 staff and 28 day care children in 3 classrooms. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that the staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care. During the course of the investigation, LPA U. conducted interviews, obtained relevant documents, and made observations within the facility. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the site director, B.B. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion: On 08/19/2026 at 10:00am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C.U. conducted an unannounced Complaint Investigation Visit for the above allegation of a personal rights violation. LPA met with site director, B.B. Also present at the time of today’s visit is 9 staff and 28 day care children in 3 classrooms. This agency has investigated the complaint allegation that the staff did not properly monitor child with signs of illness. During the course of the investigation, LPA U. conducted interviews, obtained relevant documents, and made observations within the facility. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiated. Notice of Site Visit was given and must remain posted for 30 days. Exit interview conducted and report was reviewed with the site director, B.B. Unsubstantiated Estimated Days of Completion:
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What staff are paid
- Teachers at Mountain View KinderCare
- $20.35 an hourJob posting, July 2026
Details
- Phone
- (650) 967-4430
- Address
- 2065 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, 94040
- License
- 434400338
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:
Kindercare Learning CenterWe couldn’t find some information that may matter to your decision: openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies. We can ask the program for you and copy you in.
Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Teachers at Mountain View KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 2 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 1 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=0, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=2, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=0, Type B citations=0. 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 — 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.