Tender Hearts - Preschool
Tender Hearts - Preschool is a licensed child care center in Benicia, CA, licensed for up to 34 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Benicia and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Tender Hearts - Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Tender Hearts - Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Tender Hearts - Preschool compare with other daycares in Benicia?
It is tied for #1 of 10 centers in Benicia by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Tender Hearts - Preschool last inspected?
Nov 15, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tender Hearts - Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tender Hearts - Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Solano County, which includes Benicia, was $1,003 a month for preschoolers (about $1,270 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Tender Hearts - Preschool?
The licensee is Latina Chichester, and the administrator listed with the state is Shirley Lemons.
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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 483004405 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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