Freedom Children's Center
Freedom Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Freedom, CA, licensed for up to 64 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for supervision (1 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #46 of 67 centers in Santa Cruz County and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers.
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On 02/26/2026, a child (C1) was unsupervised in the bathroom for approximately 30 to 60 seconds. Staff did not maintain direct supervision as required, which posed a potential risk to the health and safety of the child in care.
After water lead testing was completed, the facility had one faucet (F) located in the kicthen with an Action Level Exceedance of 5.8, which poses a potenial risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care.
The facility has completely replaced faucet "F" and is planning to get it rested to confirm that replacing the faucet has resolved the water lead ALE result. After water lead testing was completed, the facility had one faucet (F) located in the kitchen with an Action Level Exceedance of 5.8, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 The facility will notify Licensing when the restesting has been scheduled for faucet "F" and will submit water lead testing results when completed. The faucet will remain inaccessible to children until retesting completed.
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Does Freedom Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Freedom Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Freedom Children's Center compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz County?
It is tied for #46 of 67 centers in Santa Cruz County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 72% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Freedom Children's Center last inspected?
Mar 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Freedom Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Freedom Children's Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Freedom, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Freedom Children's Center?
The licensee is Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Gloria Leano.
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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 440703706 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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