Daycares in Santa Cruz, California

78 facilitiesAvg score: 91.1

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

58 of 78 tracked providers have inspection history

Active providers

61 providers appear active in this market

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

February 18, 2026

Provenance

California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring

City Snapshot

Santa Cruz currently has 78 tracked providers. 58 have inspection history, 61 appear active, and 62% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is February 18, 2026.

Updated April 3, 2026 from California licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.

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TypeAll (78)Centers (60)Home (18)
SortBest GradeFewest ViolationsName
FilterAccreditedHead Start
A

CASTILLO, ADRIANA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

BALLA, GUSTAVO AND SARA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

BARE, LAURA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

BONILLA, IRENE

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

No violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

RINALDI, TAMMY LOREE

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

AGUIRRE, IRENE

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

LOPEZ, EVA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

ALLEN, JAIME

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

GEORGE, ASHLEY

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

1 violationCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

GOLDMAN LISA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

3 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

HUTSON, JENNY

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

ESCOBAR, YVONNE

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

QUINN, MARIE

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

2 violationsCapacity: 12FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
A

SCHETTLER-SUSSKIND, JILL

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

2 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
B

COUGHLIN, WENDI

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

3 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
B

ARREOLA-FLORES, MARIANA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062

6 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
C

PINEDA, GRISELDA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

9 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
C

GUZMAN, MIZAIDA

SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

8 violationsCapacity: 14FAMILY DAY CARE HOME

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