La Canada KinderCare
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About the Provider
Our experts designed our classrooms - and every activity and lesson - to help prepare your child for success in school and beyond. With designated learning centers such as dramatic play and blocks in every classroom, children have the opportunity for rich social play and child-initiated discovery.
You’ll also find that our classrooms feature a print-rich environment full of carefully selected materials, written charts and labels, and children’s literature. By helping your child connect spoken words and print, we’re helping develop early literacy and writing skills.
Whether your child has first words or first grade on the horizon, we’re excited to show you how everything in our center is designed for learning!
Jacki Gabrey, Center Director
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open Hours6:30 AM to 6:00 PM, M-F
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection # | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSP-0135635 | 2025-07-16 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were observed at the time of the Compliance Inspection conducted on 7/16/25, and are subject to changes pending programmatic review. A full inspection was conducted at this time. 2 of 2 fingerprint clearance cards were verified to be valid through the DPS website at the time of the inspection. Please complete the Plan of Corrections via the Licensing Portal within 10 days of receipt of this Statement of Deficiencies. The Empower Survey was emailed to the facility. The DES group size was evaluated at the time of the inspection. The following was discussed but not limited to: tummy time, infant feeding instructions, diapering, and age appropriate materials. | |||
| INSP-0048648 | 2024-09-27 | Modification | Complete |
| Initial Comments: There were no deficiencies found at the time of the modification inspection conducted on 9/27/24 and is subject to changes pending programmatic review. A full inspection was not conducted. Compliance Officer: Katie Corrow | |||
| INSP-0046955 | 2024-08-12 | Complaint | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The purpose of the inspection was to conduct a complaint investigation for case #88454 on 8/12/24. A full inspection was not conducted at this time. Compliance Officer #1: Katie Corrow Compliance Officer #2: Christine Fiore Ratios observed were: Infants: 12 to 3 Ones: 15 to 3 Ones: 12 to 3 Twos: 16 to 2 Twos: 13 to 2 Threes: 16 to 2 Fours: 28 to 3 There were 7 staff members interviewed during this investigation. Others interviewed: the complainant. Upon completion of the complaint investigation, it was determined from observation, interview, and documentation that all 3 allegations were substantiated. There were no deficiencies found. | |||
| INSP-0045537 | 2024-07-01 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were found at the time of the Compliance inspection conducted on 7/1/2024, and are subject to changes pending programmatic review. Senior Compliance Officer - Cara Leyme, MC 2 of 2 fingerprint clearance cards were verified to be valid on the DPS website. Please complete the Plan of Corrections on the online Portal within 10 days of receipt of this Statement of Deficiencies. **Please submit the change modification application to divide the rooms with the required documents through the Portal. The Empower Survey Link was sent to the Director. The DES group size was observed to be compliant. Insurance 12/1/24 Fire 7/21/23 Sanitation 12/31/24 Gas 7/13/23 | |||
| INSP-0029469 | 2023-07-11 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were found at the time of the Compliance inspection conducted on July 11, 2023, and are subject to changes pending programmatic review. Compliance Officer 1: Laurie McKenna Compliance Officer 2: Amanda Valenzuela A full inspection was conducted at this time. Two of two fingerprint clearance cards were verified to be valid through the DPS website during the time of the inspection. The Written Documentation of Corrections was not accepted at the time of the inspection. Please complete and return a Written Documentation of Corrections within 10 days of receipt of this Statement of Deficiencies. The Empower Survey was completed at the time of the inspection. Compliance Officer 2 viewed the facility's inspection reports and notated the following dates: Insurance Certificate of Liability: 12/1/2023 Fire Inspection Report: expired on 10/21/2022 Health Department Permit Expiration date: 12/31/2023 Gas Inspection: 7/13/2023 | |||
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