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Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool

720 Monterey Street, Hollister, CA 95023 · San Benito County
Child care center (preschool)

Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool is a licensed child care center in Hollister, CA, licensed for up to 45 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 2 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
1 Type A citations
1 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 2, 2023

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 2, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Background checks 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Type A Feb 2, 2023 Inspection Background checks
Criminal record clearance §101170(e)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Teacher Jane Benge is not associated to facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 3, 2023
Type B Feb 2, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Staff 2, 3 and 4 are missing Mandated Reporter training which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Feb 16, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 45 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Sep 26, 2014
Licensee St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Administrator Stela Tovar
Phone (831) 637-7570
State facility # 354413712
Parent reviews Google Maps reviews
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Common questions

Does Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Feb 2, 2023, for criminal record clearance. Each citation is listed in full above.

When was Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool last inspected?

Feb 2, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Benito County, which includes Hollister, was $899 a month for preschoolers (about $1,130 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Los Puentecitos-little Bridges Bilingual Preschool?

The licensee is St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Stela Tovar.

Licensed centers nearby

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 354413712 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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