Bear Country Preschool & Day Care · School-Age Program, Merced
Bear Country Preschool & Day Care is a licensed child care center in Merced, CA, licensed for up to 25 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, and it was Type A (the most serious). It came more than 12 months ago. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #23 of 36 centers in Merced and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers.
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Personal Rights (a)The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. Based on observation conducted via video surveillance footage, 1 Licensee stated that they will conduct a staff training on how to handle children during operational hours including difficult behaviors. Licensee stated that they will submit proof to licensing by
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Staff handled day care child in a rough manner.
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Common questions
Does Bear Country Preschool & Day Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children.
Has Bear Country Preschool & Day Care had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on May 7, 2024, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Bear Country Preschool & Day Care?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bear Country Preschool & Day Care compare with other daycares in Merced?
It is tied for #23 of 36 centers in Merced by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 57% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bear Country Preschool & Day Care last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bear Country Preschool & Day Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bear Country Preschool & Day Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Merced County, which includes Merced, was $711 a month for school-age children (about $900 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bear Country Preschool & Day Care?
The licensee is Regina R. Wolf, and the administrator listed with the state is Regina R. Wolf.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 240405359 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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