Little Bears Tender Care · School-Age Program, Vista
Little Bears Tender Care is a licensed child care center in Vista, CA, licensed for up to 15 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #21 of 53 centers in Vista and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above the hallway leading to the outdoor playgrounds has a closet with shutters attached, behind the shutters are Lysol spray bottles, peroxide, hot shot, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol, and other hazardous items exposed 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 as one staff (Ref#2) di not have TB teste results within the required time frame which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Little Bears Tender Care take infants?
Not under this license, which covers school-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Little Bears Tender Care had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Little Bears Tender Care compare with other daycares in Vista?
It is tied for #21 of 53 centers in Vista by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Little Bears Tender Care last inspected?
Mar 3, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Little Bears Tender Care cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Little Bears Tender Care for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Diego County, which includes Vista, was $800 a month for school-age children (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Little Bears Tender Care?
The licensee is Maribel Hadnot, and the administrator listed with the state is Carol Hadnot.
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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 376300426 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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