Pacific Pre-school
Pacific Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Davenport, 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 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #27 of 67 centers in Santa Cruz County and better than 46% of licensed centers statewide.
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 poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Four staff files were missing the immunization records.
About this center
Common questions
Does Pacific Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Pacific Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Pacific Pre-school compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz County?
It is tied for #27 of 67 centers in Santa Cruz County by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 46% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Pacific Pre-school last inspected?
Mar 4, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Pacific Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Pacific Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Davenport, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Pacific Pre-school?
The licensee is Pacific School District, and the administrator listed with the state is James Eric Gross.
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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 440702049 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.