Kindercare Learning Center
A child care center in Norman, Oklahoma 73071
505 12th Ave SE, Norman, Oklahoma 73071. (405) 364-2844.
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The short answer
- 24 deficiencies in the last three years
- 0 at the state’s most serious level
- Sep 22026 the latest visit on record
- 78 children, its capacity in the state’s list
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean6
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- The state’s most serious level
- Each state grades findings on its own scale and in its own words, so the record counts a state’s findings at that state’s top level. Two states’ top levels aren’t the same thing, so the counts aren’t compared across states. Source: How this site reads each state’s scale.
- Quality rating
- Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
13 monitoring visits on record, the latest on Sep 2, 2026.
24 non-compliances found in the last three years, 2 of them in A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaints.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
24 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
May 29, 2026: periodic visit8 deficiencies
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“Crayon marks are present on the dramatic play toys in the 2 and older classroom.”
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“In the 2 & older the evacuation route was not posted.”
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“In the 2 and older classroom there were no books for the children to look at and not enough blocks for the amount of children in the classroom.”
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“In the classroom the toys were observed to be soiled with dirt and needing to be cleaned.”
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“The lesson plans posted in the 2 and up classroom was dated 5/1 to 5/15.”
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“The little couch for children in the 2’s and up room had rips in the seating area.”
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“The thermometer in the kitchen was not working so could not verify the correct temperature. There was no thermometer in the infant classroom.”
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“There is one staff member who has an expired PDL since 4/9/26.”
Mar 24, 2026: other visit1 deficiency
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“Program self-reported a child was left outside without a teacher on 3/23”
Jan 13, 2026: follow Up visit3 deficiencies
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“Last completed 12/27/24.”
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“Multiple classrooms lack play equipment quantity and variety in art and dramatic play.”
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“Three teachers do not have evidence of having renewed their CPR/FA certifications.”
Jan 7, 2026: periodic visit7 deficiencies
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“Diaper rash cream was accessible in two classrooms with unlocked cabinets under the diaper changing table (ones and older classroom & all 1 classroom)”
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“Last completed 12/27/24.”
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“Multiple classrooms lack play equipment quantity and variety in art & dramatic play.”
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“Parent permission forms for all diaper rash creams located in the center cannot be verified on premises today.”
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“Three light sensor outlets in three different classrooms had electrical components exposed (4’s classroom, ones and older classroom, and all 1 classroom).”
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“Three teachers does not evidence of having renewed their CPR/FA certification.”
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“Two diaper rash creames located in the ones classroom was not labeled with child’s name”
Sep 23, 2025: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Program does not have a currently have a director.”
May 9, 2025: complaint visit1 deficiency
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“Licensing observed a non-compliance for the director not having current director credentials.”
May 8, 2025: substantiated complaint2 deficiencies
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Physical. Inappropriate physical discipline examples include:
The inspectors’ words aren’t shown here yet: this record is being refreshed. The official record has them.
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Psychological and emotional. Inappropriate psychological and emotional discipline examples, include:
The inspectors’ words aren’t shown here yet: this record is being refreshed. The official record has them.
Sep 25, 2024: periodic visit1 deficiency
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“Licensing observed bottles not labeled with the child’s full name.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| May 29, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 32 of 40 areas in compliance |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Other visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 5 of 5 areas in compliance |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Complaint visit (Partial) | 5 of 5 areas in compliance |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Follow Up visit (Partial) | 6 of 9 areas in compliance |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Periodic visit (Full) | 35 of 42 areas in compliance |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| May 9, 2025 | Complaint visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 38 of 39 areas in compliance |
| May 24, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Periodic visit (Full) | 39 of 39 areas in compliance |
Is it licensed?
- Child Care Center.
- Accepts child care subsidy.
- Ages accepted: Infants (0-11 months), Toddlers (12-23 months; 1yr.), Preschool (24-48 months; 2-4 yrs.), School-age (5 years-older).
- Capacity: 78 children.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Oklahoma acted against it?
- Oklahoma’s page shows no revocation notice, denial notice or emergency order.
- 1 A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency. complaint on Oklahoma’s page, the first received on May 8, 2025. Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Stars, Oklahoma’s quality rating: 5 Star Level Program.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 79 child care providers in Norman, the middle value for non-compliances cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 24.
Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Non-compliances cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kindercare Learning Center This child care provider | 24 |
| Minson, April | 1 |
| White, Donna | 4 |
| Harris, Janice | 1 |
| Hawkins, Monica | 1 |
| Rayford, Tamela | 0 |
| Garten, Elizabeth | 2 |
| Tiny Tot Explorers, LLC | 0 |
| A home child care provider | 0 |
| A home child care provider | 2 |
| A home child care provider | 6 |
| A home child care provider | 0 |
| Little Seeds of Norman LLC | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Oklahoma’s statements of what a monitoring visit found don’t cite the rule that wasn’t met.
- Oklahoma shows monitoring visits from the past three years only.
- Oklahoma shows only substantiated complaints online. Its page also shows the plan to correct each one, which isn’t repeated here.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t say whether a provider holds a licence or a permit, or since when.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t name the county a provider is in.
- Oklahoma’s locator doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma Child Care Locator.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain, by OKDHS’s Copyright and Ownership statement (oklahoma.gov/okdhs/notices/copyright.html): “all information on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Web site is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without the permission of OKDHS”.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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