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Sprouts Sc

840 N Branciforte Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · Santa Cruz County
School-age child care center

Sprouts Sc is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 30 children and serving school-age children. It has held its California license since 2021. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 #22 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 61%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #22 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz
0Type A citations
2Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
2 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 29, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 29, 2026 · Inspection · citation foundApr 16, 2024 · Inspection · citation foundSep 14, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications2

Citations, newest first

Type BJul 29, 2026InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in S2 and S4 did not have vaild mandated reporter training certifications which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Aug 5, 2026
Type BApr 16, 2024InspectionTraining & qualifications
School-Age Child Care Center Director Qualifications and Duties §101515(b)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due May 3, 2024

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeSchool-age child care center
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 10, 2021
LicenseeSprouts Sc LLC
AdministratorJordan Bemel
Phone(831) 429-3898
State facility #444417001

Common questions

Does Sprouts Sc take infants?

Not under this license, which covers school-age children.

Has Sprouts Sc had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Sprouts Sc compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?

It is tied for #22 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 61% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Sprouts Sc last inspected?

Jul 29, 2026. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Sprouts Sc cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Sprouts Sc for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Santa Cruz, was $725 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Sprouts Sc?

The licensee is Sprouts Sc LLC, and the administrator listed with the state is Jordan Bemel.

Licensed centers nearby

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 444417001 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.