Great Beginnings Pre-school
Great Beginnings Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Tracy, CA, licensed for up to 50 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1991. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #17 of 38 centers in Tracy and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% 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 out of 3 staff records reviewed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does Great Beginnings Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Great Beginnings Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Great Beginnings Pre-school compare with other daycares in Tracy?
It is tied for #17 of 38 centers in Tracy by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Great Beginnings Pre-school last inspected?
Aug 13, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Great Beginnings Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Great Beginnings Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in San Joaquin County, which includes Tracy, was $798 a month for preschoolers (about $1,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Great Beginnings Pre-school?
The licensee is First United Methodist Chruch, and the administrator listed with the state is Rae Ann Ruiz.
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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 390315760 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.