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Terry Jimenez Children's Center

201 Brewington Avenue, Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County
ClosedChild care center (preschool)
This center is closed. California lists its license as closed as of Dec 10, 2025. Its state inspection history is shown below.

Terry Jimenez Children's Center was a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 34 children. Its license closed around December 2025. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 2 times and investigated 3 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 3 citations, 3 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.

Inspection history

3Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
2 of 3Complaints substantiated

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jul 1, 2025 · Inspection · no citationJun 12, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationApr 16, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundDec 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citationMay 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · citation foundMay 13, 2022 · Report/investigation · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Caregiver conduct3

Citations, newest first

Type AJun 12, 2024Case management visit (incident)Caregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(3)
Based on interal investigation completed, S1 engaged in acts of a punitive nature by physically restraining children in the classroom, which poses an immediate risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 AB633 reporting requirements discussed with the Licensee.
Plan of correction due Jun 13, 2024
Type AApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(1)
Based on interviews with staff and children in care at the facility, S1 is using inappropriate discipline with childre, by flicking their ears, and did not ensure that children were accorded their personal rights which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Lorena states that supervisors will continue to visit the facility unannounced. Lorena has additionally conducted observations and provided feedback to staff. The report will be shared with staff and upper management.
Plan of correction due Apr 17, 2024
Type AMay 13, 2022Complaint investigationCaregiver conduct
Personal rights §101223(a)(2)
Based on classroom observation and 4 out of 5 children interviews, staff 1 is handing children in a rough manner and did not ensure that children were accorded their personal rights which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care. 8 Documentation should be submitted to Licensing by 5/27/2022 and all staff employed at facility must conduct training.
Plan of correction due May 20, 2022

Complaint investigations

SubstantiatedApr 16, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jan 25, 2024
At least one allegation was substantiated. The state’s report lists which.
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
SubstantiatedMay 13, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 14, 2022
Substantiated allegation:
Staff handles day care children in a rough manner
1 citation issued during this investigation, listed under Citations.
Not substantiatedMay 13, 2022Complaint investigationreceived Apr 14, 2022
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity34 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusClosed
Licensed sinceNov 9, 1994
ClosedDec 10, 2025
LicenseeEncompass Community Services
Last administratorL Gonzalez/E Marin
State facility #444400083

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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 444400083 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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