Recorded violations per inspection
- This provider
- 0.8
- Local median
- 0.29
LITTLE BEARS TENDER CARE
1111 HIGHLAND DRIVE, Vista, CA 92083
- Facility:
- 376300424
- Type:
- DAY CARE CENTER
- Status:
- Licensed
- Records checked:
- July 17, 2026
Additional info
- Source:
- California Community Care Licensing Division
- District office:
- Not listed
- License effective:
- Not found
- Capacity:
- 33
Inspection snapshot
Recent higher-concern violation
At least one higher-concern violation appears in the last 12 months.
Next: Read reports, examine repeated topics below, look at the broader history, and ask what changed afterward.
Latest inspectionMarch 3, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsNovember 13, 2024
Summary
This summary covers 10 available inspections for LITTLE BEARS TENDER CARE from January 19, 2022 through March 3, 2026.
Five inspections recorded violations, with eight recorded violations in total.
The most recent higher-concern violation was on March 3, 2026 and involved background screening, with a due date of March 6, 2026.
The available reports do not include a later inspection with no recorded violations after that violation.
At a glance
- Total inspections
- 10
- Recorded violations
- 8
- Higher-concern violations
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
2 in last 12 months
3 in last 12 months
1 in last 12 months
Last 36 months
Local comparison
10 total inspections vs 9 local median in 92083
Compared to 13 local facilities
Inspections with higher-concern violations
- This provider
- 10%
- Local median
- 12%
Inspections with recorded violations
- This provider
- 50%
- Local median
- 25%
Repeated topics
- This provider
- 0
- Local average
- 0.08
Repeated topics
Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.
No repeated topics found
The available reports do not show the same violation topic appearing in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. Review the inspection history below for one-time violations or report details.
Inspection history
Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.
Medium concern: Environmental health
- Report finding
- Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where facility tested over the Action Level Exceedance. Where the kitchen faucet was not retested after 9/5/23. This poses a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 13, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1597.16(a)(1) - 1597.16(a)(1)
- Official code
- 1597.16(a)(1)
Higher concern: Background screening
- Report finding
- Administration of Child Day Care Licensing Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (b) who is not exempt from fingerprinting shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification, pursuant to subdivision(f) of this section or Section 1522.7, from the State Department of Social Services prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one of four staff files. Where S4 was employed and present, prior to being appropriately associated. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 6, 2026
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- HSC 1596.871(c)(1)(A) - 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
- Official code
- 1596.871(c)(1)(A)
Medium concern: Child guidance
- Report finding
- 101223(a)(1) 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. This requirement was not met as evidence by: Based on interviews and observations LPA Peebles observed the video footage showing the Director extending their arm and pushing C1 back while saying “no” when C1 kicked the Director which poses a potential risk to children in care.
- Inspector notes
- Based on interviews and observations LPA Peebles observed the video footage showing the Director extending their arm and pushing C1 back while saying “no” when C1 kicked the Director which poses a potential risk to children in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by July 31, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101223(a)(1) - 101223(a)(1)
- Official code
- 101223(a)(1)
Medium concern: Hazardous access
- Report finding
- Buildings and Grounds (g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where Lysol cleaning products were stored in a drawer that was not locked and accessible to daycare children. Additionally, bug spray was observed in a storage space that was not locked. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 10, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238(g) - 101238(g)
- Official code
- 101238(g)
Medium concern: Facility condition
- Report finding
- Outdoor Activity Space (d) The surface of the outdoor activity space shall be maintained: (2) Free of hazards including, but not limited to, holes, broken glass and other debris, and dry grasses that pose a fire hazard. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where more then twenty, six inch nails, were observed on the preschool playground, sticking out from renovated artifical turf. Nails were all sharp and rusty, stored in a pile next to the playground fence where children walk and play. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by December 19, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101238.2(d)(2) - 101238.2(d)(2)
- Official code
- 101238.2(d)(2)
Medium concern: Incident records
- Report finding
- (c) The licensee shall notify the Department in writing of his/her intent prior to making any structural changes that reduce the total amount of indoor or outdoor activity space. Such structural changes shall include, but not be limited to, room additions. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based onobservation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above where the preschool playground was under construction to renovate the artifical turf and inacessible to daycare children. Director stated that this has been under construction for two months and did not submit a UIR. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 10, 2025
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101212(c) - 101212(c)
- Official code
- 101212(c)
No recorded violations in this report
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
- Report finding
- Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies (n) Furniture and equipment shall be maintained in good condition, free of sharp, loose or pointed parts. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. It was observed and confirmed through interview that the preschool stairs to the loft are cracked and splintered, exposing a sharp surface. Which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by January 12, 2024
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101239(n) - 101239(n)
- Official code
- 101239(n)
No recorded violations in this report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
- Report finding
- Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (12) Tuberculosis test documents as specified in Section 101216(g). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two staff (Ref#2& 3) did not have TN test results within the required time period which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
- Correction status
- Plan of correction due by March 2, 2023
More details
- Official CA class
- Type B deficiency
- Report section
- CCR 101217(a)(12) - 101217(a)(12)
- Official code
- 101217(a)(12)
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report
No recorded violations in this report