Buena Vista Children Center
Buena Vista Children Center is a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1988. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. 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 18 centers in Watsonville and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Buena Vista Children Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Buena Vista Children Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Buena Vista Children Center compare with other daycares in Watsonville?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Watsonville by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Buena Vista Children Center last inspected?
Jul 30, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Buena Vista Children Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buena Vista Children Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Watsonville, was $1,678 a month for infants (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Buena Vista Children Center?
The licensee is Pajaro Valley Unified School Disrict, and the administrator listed with the state is Claudia Solano.
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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 440709258 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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