Kindercare Learning Center

“Based on the LPA's interviews with facility staff, the LPA’s personal observations on December 23, 2025, and Center Director Nikita Wallace’s own admission, it was corroborated that the facility operated out of ratio on more than one occasion. This posed a potential health and safety risk to the children in care.”

“Based on the LPA's interviews with facility staff, the LPA’s personal observations on December 23, 2025, and Center Director Nikita Wallace’s own admission, it was corroborated that staff members without the required early childhood education (ECE) units have been tasked with supervising awake children without working under the direct supervision of a teacher.”

“Based on interviews with S3 and S4 who corroborrated that broken toy was not removed from DP classroom, which posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to children in care.”

“Based on observations by LPA at 2:32pm while conducting a census of facilty. One Teacher was left alone with children during naptime with children awake,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”

“Based on record review, facility faucet (Site “A, D & G”) exceeded the allowable levels of lead in the water, testing respectively at 17.0 ppb, 5.6 ppb & 7.6 ppb. This is a potential health and safety risk to children in care.”

“Based on statements provided by staff and parents which confirmed the facility did not maintain a safe environment, resulting in violation of children's personal rights. This posed a potential health,safety and personal rights risk to the children in care and a $250 is being assessed for repeat violation within a months period.”

“Based on the investigation, there’s a preponderance of evidence to show the facility did not report the occurrence of two incident(s). This posed a potential health,safety and personal rights risk to the children in care and a $250 is being assessed for repeat violation within a month period.”

“statements provided by CD and multiple staff, as well evidence obtained by the Department which showed C1 sustained injury and corroborated the allegation. This posed an immediate health,safety and personal rights risk to the children in care. An immediate Civil Penalty of $500 was assessed due to a violation resulting in injury to a child in care, and Civil Penalty of $250 was assessed for repeat violation.”

“Statements provided by P1, P2, P3, A1 and A2 corroborated the allegation, reporting a lack of staff at the facility made it difficult for staff to check children’s diapers or check on children using the bathroom to ensure they were clean. This poses a potential health,safety and personal rights risk to the children in care.”

“multiple statements parents statements reported occasions where the facility had not notified them of incident(s) in which their child was involved. This posed/poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to the children in care.”