Ranked among the top 3 childcare centers in Tracy across all 11 quality dimensions — placing this center in the very top tier of local options.
Best for Safety
Earned the highest safety score in Tracy. Our safety dimension weighs inspection history, deficiency records, and parent-reported safety culture across reviews.
Most Compassionate
Earned the highest compassion score in Tracy. This dimension captures how families describe staff empathy, how concerns are handled, and the emotional environment of the center.
Best Infant Care
Earned the highest infant care score in Tracy. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.
Best Management
Earned the highest management score in Tracy. This dimension reflects director responsiveness, communication, operational consistency, and the overall tone families experience from leadership.
Best Culture
Earned the highest culture score in Tracy. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.
Full Ranking Detail
Infant CareToddlerPreschoolSchool AgeFull Day
Tender Loving Care on Parker Avenue in Tracy, California has been in operation since 1972 and holds a current CCLD license (#393607982) with a capacity of 28 children. The center is recognized as Best of the Best Preschool Childcare Center in Tracy for over 12 consecutive years, and uses the Core Knowledge Preschool Program curriculum with monthly themes to promote cognitive, social, and physical development. It serves infants through school-age children during extended hours (6:00 AM–6:00 PM Mon–Fri), includes before/after-school care and summer camp programs with field trips, and offers transportation to most Tracy Unified School District schools. Its most recent inspection in January 2025 resulted in no citations, and reviews from parents and community sources consistently praise the facility's cleanliness, organization, and attentive, professional staff.
Safety7.0
Curriculum7.0
Art / Music5.0
Infant care6.0
Kindergarten readiness6.0
Teacher quality7.0
Compassion7.0
Management7.0
Culture7.0
Extracurriculars6.0
Programs & curriculum
Curriculum & approach: Core Knowledge Preschool Program. Curriculum builds on the child's current skills, from concrete to abstract. Teachers start where each child is and move forward with each child in achievement of goals. Semesters assessment offered to parents on child progress.
Programs & activities: Transportation provided to most Tracy Unified School District schools. Before/after school care up to 12 years old. Summer camp program with weekly themes, hands-on activities, special visitors, field trips.
What sets it apart: Best of the Best Preschool Childcare Center in Tracy for last twelve years. Serves 6 weeks through 12 years. Hours 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday-Friday (infant rooms until 5:45 P.M.). Student-teacher ratios: Infants 1:4, Preschool 1:12 max, School-age 1:14. State licensed.
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Best for Safety
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Best Infant Care
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest infant care score in Tracy. This dimension focuses on caregiver ratios, responsiveness, feeding and sleep routines, and parent feedback specific to infant rooms.</span>
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Best Management
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<span style="font-size:13px;color:#4A4A46;line-height:1.5;">Earned the highest culture score in Tracy. This dimension captures a sense of community, inclusivity, staff morale, and the feeling families describe when they walk through the door.</span>
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