KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
5 inspections on record
Active providers
License status: LICENSED
Last refreshed
April 3, 2026
Latest inspection
December 3, 2025
Provenance
California licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring
Quick Facts
These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.
Updated April 3, 2026
- Provider
- KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF
- License number
- Not listed
- Location
- 3655 VIA MERCADO, La Mesa, CA 91941
- Status
- LICENSED
- Safety grade
- D (Below Average), score 62.5/100
- Inspection record
- 5 inspections, last inspected December 3, 2025
- Provenance
- Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.
Safety Scorecard
21
Total Violations
Dec 3, 2025
Last Inspection
36
Capacity
Violation Timeline
Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.
All Violations (21)
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring the qualified teacher present was supervising no more than 12 infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one, out of nine children, does not have immunization records as required by Title 22 which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. Child #8 is does not have the immunization records on file during the inspection.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above three out of the nine children's records reviewed were missing the medical assessments with TB results for child #1, #2, #4 and child #9 was missing the TB results which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 4 out of 8 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 did not have immunizations records available for review for measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 8 persons, as health screening reports for S1, S2 and S3 were not available during time of inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as one, out of nine children, does not have immunization records as required by Title 22 which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care. Child #8 is does not have the immunization records on file during the inspection.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 persons, as S1 and S3 did not have immunization records available for review during time of inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
Based on observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not ensuring the qualified teacher present was supervising no more than 12 infants which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 8 persons, as health screening reports for S1, S2 and S3 were not available during time of inspection which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for 4 out of 8 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 8 persons, as S1 and S3 did not have immunization records available for review during time of inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on LPA's observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above three out of the nine children's records reviewed were missing the medical assessments with TB results for child #1, #2, #4 and child #9 was missing the TB results which poses a potential health, and safety risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 did not have immunizations records available for review for measles which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF's safety grade?
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF has a safety grade of D (Below Average) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 62.5 out of 100.
How many violations does KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF have?
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF has 21 total violations on record, including 0 critical, 21 serious, and 0 minor.
When was KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF last inspected?
KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER - VIA MERCADO, INF was last inspected on December 3, 2025.