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St. Stephen's Child Development Center

2500 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 · Santa Cruz County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Aug 25, 2026. Its state inspection history is shown below.

St. Stephen's Child Development Center was a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 30 children. Its license closed around August 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times, and issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

0Type A citations
1Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jun 19, 2025 · Inspection · citation foundJan 29, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citationMay 24, 2023 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Training & qualifications1

Citations, newest first

Type BJun 19, 2025InspectionTraining & qualifications
Mandated reporter training §1596.8662(b)(1)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 of 3 staff files have expired mandated reporter training, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Jul 8, 2025

About this center

Licensed capacity30 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceApr 12, 2012
ClosedAug 25, 2026
LicenseeSt. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Last administratorKathryn Berens
State facility #444412711

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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 444412711 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.