Natural Bridges Children's Center
Natural Bridges Children's Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, and it was substantiated. 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).
Inspection record
Every state visit
Citations, newest first
Complaint investigations
Other - Director has outside employment.
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About this center
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Common questions
Does Natural Bridges Children's Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Natural Bridges Children's Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Natural Bridges Children's Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Natural Bridges Children's Center 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 Natural Bridges Children's Center last inspected?
Jun 30, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Natural Bridges Children's Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Natural Bridges Children's Center 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 Natural Bridges Children's Center?
The licensee is Natural Bridges Children's Center LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jonnie Cardinale.
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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 444415467 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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