San Mateo · Licensed center
Kindercare Learning Center LLC (inf)
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 32 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 5 licensing inspections since July 2022.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Mar 25, 2026Nothing cited
- Mar 21, 2025Nothing cited
- Jun 24, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 27, 2022Nothing cited
- Jul 5, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited no rules at any of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had at least one: 71% of 457.
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%This center
- 1 of 535%
- 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
- March 25, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since July 2022 — all of them cited nothing · 3 complaint investigations
- Most serious
- Type A —
101223 Personal Rights (a)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is...To be free from corporal or unusual punishment... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, a staff member hit an enrolled child while at facility.
· October 4, 2022
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.
Sep 2022 Complaint 1 of 2 allegations substantiated
Complaint · September 27, 2022
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff hit day-care child.
Unsubstantiated
- Facility did not report an incident to child's responsible party.
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)(3) The licensee shall ensure that each child is...To be free from corporal or unusual punishment... This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, a staff member hit an enrolled child while at facility.
Mar 2022 Complaint 2 of 4 allegations substantiated
Complaint · March 3, 2022
California decided each allegation separately.
Substantiated
- Staff provided formula to incorrect daycare child.
- Staff provided a daycare child with scissors while in care.
Unsubstantiated
- Staff does not meet the minimum qualifications.
- Staff did not properly report incidents involving a daycare children.
Substantiated: the state found it more likely than not that it happened. Unsubstantiated: the state could not tell whether it happened.
CCR 101427(c) · Type B
101427 Infant Care Food Service (c) The infant shall be fed in accordance with the individual plan. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observations, interviews and record review, a staff member provided formula to an incorrect day care child. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
CCR 101223(a)(2) · Type B
101223 Personal Rights (a)(2) The licensee shall ensure that each child is…to be accorded safe…accommodations…and equipment to meet his/her needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and record review, staff member was unaware infant had possessed staff member’s scissors. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.
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What staff are paid
- Teacher at Bay Meadows KinderCare
- $20.35 an hourJob posting, September 2026
Details
- Phone
- (650) 577-0257
- Address
- 1350 Wayne Way, San Mateo, 94403
- License
- 414004173
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Sources and dates
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What staff are paid
- Teacher at Bay Meadows KinderCare — Checked October 2026 kindercare.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
State record
The state’s licensing transparency data reports 4 complaint-related visit(s) to this facility, while 2 complaint investigation report(s) are published on the transparency portal. State complaint counts: substantiated=3, inconclusive=0, unsubstantiated=3, unfounded=CONFIDENTIAL, Type A citations=1, Type B citations=2. 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.