Li'l Angels At Ruus · Preschool, Hayward
Li'l Angels At Ruus is a licensed child care center in Hayward, CA, licensed for up to 69 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2000. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 2 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #43 of 43 centers in Hayward and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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101229(a)(1) Care and Supervision. No child(ren) shall be left without the supervision, including visual observation, of a teacher at any time except as specfied in sections 101216.2(e)(1) and 101230 (c)(1). This requirement is not met as evidence by interviews, and report review. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care. 1 POC by 08/11/2022, a written plan of action will be submitted to Licensing detailing the steps staff will take to ensure visual supervision at all time. THIS IS A ZERO TOLERANCE VIOLATION AND A $500 CIVIL PENALTY IS ASSESSED TODAY AND $100 PER DAY WILL BE ASSESSED UNTIL CORRECTED.
101238(a) Buildings and Grounds (a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety...... 1 The Site Director will submit a written plan of correction with methods and procedures to prevent structures that are in need of repair (fences) that are damage to LPA by 08/11/2022 due date via email or mail. Based on the LPA obersavations and staff interviews, the condition of the facility indicates that the staff failed to prevent a damage fence from being used to escape. This requirement was not met as evidence. This poses an immediate risk to the Health, Safety and personal rights of the children in care. The Site Director shall contract a handyman or contractor to repair the facility fence and take measures to prevent escapes. The Site Director shall conduct and document a staff meeting and or training on the facility safe, clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety.. The Assistant Director shall forward a copies to LPA.
Complaint investigations
Neglect/Lack of Supervision-Staff did not provide adequate supervision to children in care
Physical Plant- Facility's fence in disrepair
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Common questions
Does Li'l Angels At Ruus take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Li'l Angels At Ruus had any serious violations?
California issued 2 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jul 28, 2022, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Li'l Angels At Ruus?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 2. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Li'l Angels At Ruus compare with other daycares in Hayward?
It is #43 of 43 centers in Hayward by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Li'l Angels At Ruus last inspected?
Feb 24, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Li'l Angels At Ruus cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Li'l Angels At Ruus for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Alameda County, which includes Hayward, was $1,547 a month for preschoolers (about $1,950 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Li'l Angels At Ruus?
The licensee is Herminia And Alcina Cardadeiro, and the administrator listed with the state is Herminia Cardadeiro.
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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 013414849 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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