Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool
Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool is a licensed child care center in Soquel, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 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 #4 of 7 centers in Soquel and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.
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 S2 and S5 do not have valid mandated reporter training certification on file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview, record review, the Site Director did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Complaint investigations
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About this center
Common questions
Does Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool compare with other daycares in Soquel?
It is tied for #4 of 7 centers in Soquel by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool last inspected?
Mar 13, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Soquel, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool?
The licensee is Nancy Cohen, and the administrator listed with the state is Nancy Cohen.
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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 444400117 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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