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Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County, California, officially the County of Santa Cruz, is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz County comprises the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. The county is located on the California Central Coast, south of the San Francisco Bay Area region. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay, with Monterey County forming the southern coast.

Please see our Guide to County Resource Organizations page a brief description of the following organizations.

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Regional Center

San Andreas Regional Center

6203 San Ignacio Avenue
San Jose, CA 95119
Phone: (408) 374-9960
Fax: (408) 376-0586
Website: http://www.sarc.org

Areas Served: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties

Early Start Family Resource Center

Special Connections Family Resource Center

Santa Cruz County Office of Education
984-2 Bostwick Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: 831-464-0669
Fax: 831-465-9177
Email: frcedp@aol.com

Special Education Plan Areas (SELPA)

N Santa Cruz County: SELPA

400 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-2115
Phone: 831-466-5700

Pajaro Valley Jt USD: SELPA

294 Green Valley Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 831-786-2100

Child Care Resource Referral Agencies

Child Development Resource Center (Main)

400 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Referral: 831-466-5820
Fax: 831-466-5846
Website: http://www.cdrc4info.org

Child Development Resource Center (Watsonville)

La Manzana Community Resources
521 Main St., Ste. Y
Watsonville, CA 95076
Referral: 831-724-2997 ext.210
Fax: 831-466-5846
Website: http://www.cdrc4info.org

Local Plan Council (LPC)

Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools

400 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-466-5822
Fax: 831-466-5846

County First 5

First 5 Santa Cruz County

4450 Capitola Road
Capitola, CA 95010
Phone: 831-594-1498
Fax: 831-479-5477
Website: http://www.first5scc.org

County Office of Education

Early Head Start/Head Start