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Secret Garden Preschool - Aptos, the

Closed 2024-09-10Ages PreschoolUp to 29 children

10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003

Safety record

3 citations across 3 licensing visits

2 were Type A (an immediate risk to health or safety). California licensing visits since 2022.

Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Apr 10, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Supervision & ratiosCorrection was due Sep 29, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229(a)(1))
Staff qualifications & clearancesCorrection was due Sep 29, 2022Sep 28, 2022
Criminal Record Clearance (§101170(e)(2))

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Updated Nov 6, 2026 · every fact links to its source

California CCLD licensing visits since 2021 (inspections, complaint investigations and follow-ups), updated daily. Citations are matched to the latest visit on or before their correction due date, because the state download does not link them; Type A (immediate risk) and Type B totals are shown per visit kind.

Citations by visit kind (state totals)

Visits	Count	Type A	Type B
Licensing inspections	1	0	0
Complaint investigations	0	0	0
Other (follow-up, case management)	2	2	1

Type A: an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or rights. Type B: a potential risk if not corrected. California publishes these as totals, not per citation.

Complaints investigated

No complaints on record since 2021.

Counts are allegations per complaint, as published by CCLD. The complaint text is on the state’s report pages.

Date	Inspection	Result	Findings	Open	Evidence
Apr 3, 2023	Other visit (follow-up or case management)	Citations issued	1	0	Verified

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Visits

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Type A

Type B

Licensing inspections

Complaint investigations

Other (follow-up, case management)

Date

Inspection

Result

Findings

Open

Evidence

Apr 3, 2023

Other visit (follow-up or case management)

Citations issued

Verified

Source	Record	Facts	Evidence	Effective	Retrieved
CA CCLD Child Care Centers CA	444416295	name, type, status, capacity, address, phone, licensee, visits, citations, complaints From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #444416295 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	—	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	444416295	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #444416295 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Apr 3, 2023	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	444416295	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #444416295 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Feb 24, 2023	Nov 6, 2026
CA CCLD Child Care Centers	444416295	From the CCLD statewide child care center download, read 2026-11-06. Search facility #444416295 on the CCLD Care Facility Search to verify.	Verified	Sep 28, 2022	Nov 6, 2026

Date	Code	Severity	Status	Finding (source text)
Apr 3, 2023	§1596.7995(a)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Apr 10, 2023	Staff and volunteer immunizations (flu, pertussis, measles) (§1596.7995(a)(1))
Sep 28, 2022	§101229(a)(1) Supervision & ratios	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 29, 2022	Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision (§101229(a)(1))
Sep 28, 2022	§101170(e)(2) Staff qualifications & clearances	Type A/B not published per citation	Correction was due Sep 29, 2022	Criminal Record Clearance (§101170(e)(2))