Discovery West
Discovery West is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2018. 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 better than 55% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not complete the testing in their timeframe; the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Discovery West take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Discovery West had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Discovery West compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?
It is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 55% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Discovery West last inspected?
Jun 25, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Discovery West cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Discovery West 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 Discovery West?
The licensee is Discovery Preschool And Family Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Alice Young.
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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 444415785 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.