Via Del Mar Head Start

120 West Beach Street, Watsonville, CA 95076 · Santa Cruz County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Via Del Mar Head Start is a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 17 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2026. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected —

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity17 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJun 15, 2026

LicenseeCommunity Development Institute Head Start

AdministratorLeticia Becerra

Phone(708) 724-6296

State facility #444418518

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Common questions

Has Via Del Mar Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Via Del Mar Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Via Del Mar Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Watsonville, was $1,678 a month for infants (about $2,120 today), $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) and $725 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Via Del Mar Head Start?

The licensee is Community Development Institute Head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Leticia Becerra.

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360 Arthur Road, Watsonville · 1.1 mi away · 16 spotsToo few inspections to compare

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 444418518 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.