Infant center · Watsonville, California
Buena Vista Children Center
Watsonville · Licensed for 17 children · licensed since 1988
Preschools aren’t tested, scored or ranked.
Licensed since 1988. No serious violations in 4 state visits.
Common questions
Is it licensed?
Yes: an active infant center licence, no. 440709258, first issued September 13, 1988. Evidence ↓
Has the state found problems?
4 state visits on file, with no Type A finding and no Type B finding across them. Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety. Evidence ↓
How many children are there?
Up to 17 children at once under the licence. That’s the state’s maximum, not current enrollment; ask how many are enrolled and their ages. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
What does it cost?
We have no source for its prices. Ask for the weekly or monthly rate and what it includes. Evidence ↓
When could my child start free TK instead?
The September after they turn 4: TK is free at public elementary schools for children who turn 4 by September 1. 13 public and charter campuses in Watsonville have a TK class. Evidence ↓
How do I visit?
Call (831) 728-6428 and ask to visit during the day, while children are there. Evidence ↓
State licensing
What does the state record about Buena Vista Children Center?
Licensed for 17 children since 1988: 4 state visits on file, no Type A finding.
California Community Care Licensing
Infant Center, licence 440709258
Type A means an immediate risk to health or safety.
- StatusActive
- Licensed capacity17 childrenThe most allowed at once, not current openings or group size
- First licensedSeptember 13, 1988When this licence was issued
- State visits on file4Latest recorded visit: September 4, 2025
- Type A findings0Across 4 state visits
- Type B findings0Across 4 state visits. CCLD reports findings as totals, not tied to a visit
- Complaint visits0Investigations; the record doesn’t show whether complaints were upheld
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing · synced August 13, 2026 · Full state record for licence 440709258 ↗
Licensing records describe regulatory oversight, not teaching or daily experience. Check the state’s current inspection records ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Ask: When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
Visit dates and visit types
Dates are listed as supplied by CCLD. Finding totals above are not attached to individual visits.
- Inspection visits
- 3
- Other visits
- 1
TK and kindergarten
When could free TK start instead?
California’s public transitional kindergarten (TK) is free for children who turn 4 by September 1.
California’s TK rule
- Freedom Elementary2.1 mi · Pajaro Valley Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary; check TK and kindergarten entry with the district.
Next steps
How do I visit Buena Vista Children Center, and what should I ask?
- When was your last state licensing visit, and what did it find?
- Licensed for 17 children: how many share your child’s room, and with how many adults?
- Which ages do you take, and how does a new child settle in?
- What are the daily hours and closure dates, and is there care before or after?
- What does a year cost in total, and when could our child start?
On a visit, watch how adults talk with children, how play and rest are set up, and how staff handle a hard morning.
- Address
- 113 Tierra Alta Drive #205, Watsonville 95076
- Phone
- (831) 728-6428
- Licensed as
- Infant Center
- Facility number
- 440709258
Source recordsstate licensing
The inspection source covers child care centers, not family child care homes. Check each license’s sync date and the current state reports, then confirm routines and enrollment with the program.
Data source: California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) · Licensing record synced August 13, 2026
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