McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool
McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 35 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2003. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #11 of 18 centers in Watsonville and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above for all children in care as nap time is not part of the daily schedule, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as preschool-age children are allowed to rest/lay on the carpet, rather than on a cot/mat, from 12:00-12:15PM, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
Common questions
Does McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool compare with other daycares in Watsonville?
It is #11 of 18 centers in Watsonville by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 54% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool last inspected?
Aug 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Watsonville, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs McOe Hall Head Start/State Preschool?
The licensee is Monterey County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Veronica Vasquez-fernandez.
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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 274406731 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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