Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center
Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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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About this center
Common questions
Does Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Santa Cruz Toddler Care 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 Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center last inspected?
Jul 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Santa Cruz, was $1,678 a month for infants (about $2,120 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center?
The licensee is Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Nora Caruso.
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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 440706333 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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