Any mumsnetters in Santa Cruz/los Gatos, California?

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

My lovely sister has just moved out there with husband and 3 children. They are renting short-term and looking for somewhere for the next couple of years but no idea where to start and which schools etc. It would be great to chat to someone who knows a bit about the area.

bumpity bump

www.schooldigger.com
greatschools.com

run searches on "preschools" and "nursery schools" in the area they're living, on google

meetup.com
international mom's club - they have groups everywhere

the local library will have mother and baby / toddler / preschooler storytimes

hope that helps. I don't know that area specifically but these sites have all helped me and I'm in California.