Midtown Discovery Preschool
Midtown Discovery Preschool is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 24 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 34 centers in Santa Cruz and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Midtown Discovery Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Midtown Discovery Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Midtown Discovery Preschool compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?
It is tied for #1 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Midtown Discovery Preschool last inspected?
May 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Midtown Discovery Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Midtown Discovery Preschool 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 Midtown Discovery Preschool?
The licensee is Discovery Preschool And Family Center, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Michelle Atkins.
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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 444416984 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.