Tam Infant Center
Tam Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Cruz, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2009. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the Director did not comply with the section cited above because Staff 1 does not have a completed LIC 503 in her file which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Tam Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Tam Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Tam Infant Center compare with other daycares in Santa Cruz?
It is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Santa Cruz by weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 55% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Tam Infant Center last inspected?
Jun 15, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Tam Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Tam Infant 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 Tam Infant Center?
The licensee is Walnut Avenue Women's Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Debbie Banuelos.
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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 444410833 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.