Discovery Preschool and Family Center · Soquel
Discovery Preschool and Family Center is a licensed child care center in Soquel, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 7 centers in Soquel and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Discovery Preschool and Family Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discovery Preschool and Family Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Discovery Preschool and Family Center compare with other daycares in Soquel?
It is tied for #1 of 7 centers in Soquel by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Discovery Preschool and Family Center last inspected?
Apr 12, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery Preschool and Family Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery Preschool and Family Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Soquel, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Discovery Preschool and Family Center?
The licensee is Discovery Preschool And Family Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Sara Balla.
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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 444414415 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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