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Freedom Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

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Ages
Ages 2–5
Teacher ratio
1:12 (CA min)

37 Holly Drive, Freedom, CA 95019

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Licensing & safety record

Citations on file
1
Complaint visits
0
Last visit
8/27/2025
Total visits
2

Citations are part of routine licensing oversight and range from minor (Type B) to serious (Type A). A citation alone doesn't mean a program is unsafe — read the full reports for context.

Source: California Dept. of Social Services, Community Care Licensing (updated 2025-09-29). View official inspection reports →

About this preschool

Freedom Migrant & Seasonal Head Start is part of Community Bridges' Early Education Division, operating six centers across Santa Cruz County that provide nurturing and affordable early education. The program offers part-time and full-day bilingual, play-based care with subsidized options for low-income families.

Philosophy
Through positive guidance and dynamic bilingual curriculum, the program fosters children's healthy development and school readiness by cultivating a love of learning, literacy and numeracy skills, social and emotional development, curiosity, exploration, creativity, cooperation, problem-solving, and respect for self, family, community and environment.
Hours
Monday – Friday: 8am to 4pm
Outdoor
Centers feature outdoor play spaces being transformed through the 'Blacktop to Bloom' project, which replaces concrete with trees, gardens, eco-friendly play structures, vegetable gardens, and fruit trees to create nature-based learning environments.

Programs

  • •Bilingual, play-based early education
  • •Part-time and full-day care
  • •Nature-based learning
  • •Literacy and numeracy skills development
  • •Social and emotional development programs

Highlights

  • ✓Low teacher-to-child ratios
  • ✓All staff CPR and First Aid certified with Health and Safety training
  • ✓Subsidized care available for qualified low-income families
  • ✓$3 million CALFIRE grant for transforming outdoor spaces into nature-based learning environments

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Summarized by AI from the preschool's own website (Jun 23, 2026). Not written or verified by PreschoolWise — confirm details directly with the program.

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