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H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

125 Alta Vista Ave., Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County
Child care center (preschool)

H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start is a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. 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 18 centers in Watsonville and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citations since Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations
Tied for #1 of 18 centers in Watsonville
0 Type A citations
0 Type B citations
3 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
No citations in 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · last inspected Jul 16, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 16, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 12, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Aug 11, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity 24 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Jul 7, 1995
Licensee Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Administrator Maria Garcia
Phone (831) 761-6179
State facility # 444400153
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Common questions

Does H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).

Has H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start compare with other daycares in Watsonville?

It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Watsonville by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start last inspected?

Jul 16, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Watsonville, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs H.a. Hyde Preschool Migrant & Seasonal Head Start?

The licensee is Pajaro Valley Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Maria Garcia.

Licensed centers nearby

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 444400153 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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