Cabrillo College Children's Center
Cabrillo College Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Aptos, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on staff record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above staff (S-1 & S-1) is not associated to the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Cabrillo College Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Cabrillo College Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
When was Cabrillo College Children's Center last inspected?
Apr 13, 2023. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cabrillo College Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cabrillo College Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Aptos, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cabrillo College Children's Center?
The licensee is Cabrillo College, and the administrator listed with the state is Tricia Pastor Cross.
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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 440702549 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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