Calvary Preschool · Santa Cruz
Calvary Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 of 4 staff mandated reporter certificates which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Calvary Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Calvary Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Calvary Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?
It is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Calvary Preschool last inspected?
Jun 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Calvary Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Calvary Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Santa Cruz, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Calvary Preschool?
The licensee is Calvary Childcare Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Liann Chance.
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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 444400488 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.