Tender Care Learning Academy LLC

Tender Care Learning Academy LLC, a woman-owned small business organized as a sole proprietorship, operates exclusively as a sub-recipient on federal grants in early childhood education and child nutrition programs, with no prime contract or grant awards in its federal footprint. The vendor holds WOSB and EDWOSB designations and is based in Delaware, where it executes sub-award work under grants administered by the Department of Education Delaware.

The vendor's entire award portfolio consists of six federal grant sub-awards spanning the past three years, split evenly between two grantor agencies. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service funds three awards for child nutrition meal claims and school nutrition program operations; the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds three awards for early learning service delivery, continuous quality improvement processes, and community partnership coordination to serve underserved families. Combined obligated dollars across all six sub-awards total $1.3 million. The awards cycle on a semi-annual basis — July and October grant cycles — reflecting recurring grant administration rather than one-time procurement. The vendor has received awards consistently in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with the most recent sub-award dated October 1, 2025, for school nutrition program operations under Department of Education Delaware as prime grantee.

Tender Care Learning Academy LLC operates as a sub-recipient only and does not hold IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide contract vehicles. The vendor's role is limited to execution of grant-funded services beneath state-level education department grant administration, not federal prime contracting or independent IDIQ positioning. Activity has remained flat at two awards per year, with no recompete cliff or parent vehicle leverage visible in the award structure.