YWCA State Preschool Center
YWCA State Preschool Center is a licensed child care center in Watsonville, CA, licensed for up to 48 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Watsonville and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does YWCA State Preschool Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has YWCA State Preschool Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does YWCA State Preschool Center compare with other daycares in Watsonville?
It is tied for #1 of 18 centers in Watsonville by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was YWCA State Preschool Center last inspected?
May 18, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does YWCA State Preschool Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask YWCA State Preschool Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Cruz County, which includes Watsonville, was $1,183 a month for preschoolers (about $1,490 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs YWCA State Preschool Center?
The licensee is YWCA Of Watsonville, and the administrator listed with the state is Angelina Gomez.
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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 440702577 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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