Daycares in Salinas, CA

All 190 licensed child care facilities in Salinas, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in California: about $1,670/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in California →

190licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

91%with a clean record

18with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	PRIETO, MONICA	4.8★	None	14
2	NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL/KINDERPREP315 EAST ALVIN DRIVE	4.8★	None	72
3	CRESCITA EARLY EDUCATION CENTER1494 SCHILLING PLACE	4.7★	None	12
4	TAPIA, MARIA	4.7★	None	14
5	KIDS AT PLAY1441 CONSTITUTION BLVD. # 151	4.7★	None	52
6	KIDS AT PLAY1441 CONSTITUTION BLVD. #151	4.7★	None	16
7	ALISAL HEAD START1437 DEL MONTE AVENUE	4.6★	None	22
8	ALLEN, KATHY	4.6★	None	14
9	ANAYA, ELENA & CECILIA	4.6★	None	14
10	BARRIENTOS, CECILIA	4.6★	None	14
11	BORONDA MEADOWS ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL915 LARKIN DRIVE	4.6★	None	68
12	CENTRAL BAY CHILDREN'S CENTER17500 PESANTE ROAD	4.6★	None	12
13	CHAVARIN, RUBICELDA	4.6★	None	14
14	CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL301 CORRAL DE TIERRA ROAD	4.6★	None	64
15	CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD PS AT THE GRANGE348 CORRAL DE TIERRA ROAD	4.6★	None	40
16	CREEKSIDE HEAD START1770 KITTERY STREET	4.6★	None	52
17	CREEKSIDE PRESCHOOL1770 KITTERY STREET	4.6★	None	24
18	DELGADO, DAISY	4.6★	None	14
19	DR. OSCAR F. LOYA PRESCHOOL1505 COUGAR DRIVE	4.6★	None	24
20	EL GABILAN PRESCHOOL1256 LINWOOD DRIVE	4.6★	None	29
21	FERNANDEZ, ANA	4.6★	None	14
22	FIRST STEP HEAD START1145 ACOSTA STREET	4.6★	None	48
23	FONSECA, IRMA	4.6★	None	14
24	FOSTER, MELODY	4.6★	None	14
25	FRANK PAUL HEAD START CENTER1300 RIDER AVENUE	4.6★	None	40
26	FREMONT HEAD START1255 EAST MARKET STREET	4.6★	None	40
27	FUENTES, MARIA ALCARAZ	4.6★	None	14
28	GALVEZ, RUBY	4.6★	None	14
29	GAMINO, MARIA ELENA	4.6★	None	14
30	GODINEZ, GUADALUPE	4.6★	None	14
31	GODINEZ, MARIA TERESA	4.6★	None	14
32	GOMEZ, HERLINDA	4.6★	None	14
33	GOTAY-DIAZ, MARY	4.6★	None	14
34	GUEVARA, BARBARA	4.6★	None	14
35	HENRY F. KAMMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL521 ROCHEX AVENUE	4.6★	None	24
36	HERNANDEZ, ANGELICA	4.6★	None	14
37	HERNANDEZ, IRMA	4.6★	None	14
38	JESSE G. SANCHEZ PRESCHOOL901 NORTH SANBORN ROAD	4.6★	None	24
39	JIMENEZ, ELVIA	4.6★	None	14
40	JIMENEZ, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
41	JUAREZ, LIDIA	4.6★	None	14
42	KENNEDY, RENEE	4.6★	None	14
43	LA JOYA HEAD START55 ROGGE ROAD	4.6★	None	22
44	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL705 CALIFORNIA STREET	4.6★	None	40
45	LOMA VISTA ELEMENTARY757 SAUSAL DRIVE	4.6★	None	24
46	LOPEZ, MARIA AGAPITA	4.6★	None	14
47	LOS PADRES PRESCHOOL1130 JOHN STREET	4.6★	None	24
48	M.A.O.F. MOUNTAIN VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER115 BARDIN ROAD	4.6★	None	120
49	MADONNA DEL SASSO PRESCHOOL20 SANTA TERESA WAY	4.6★	None	36
50	MAOF CHILD CARE CENTER PRESCHOOL559 E. ALISAL STREET STE. #103	4.6★	None	45
51	MARTIN LUTHER KING HEAD START925 NORTH SANBORN ROAD	4.6★	None	40
52	MC DERMOTT, MARY	4.6★	None	14
53	MCOE SALINAS CHILD DEVELOPMENT HEAD START/STATE PS342 FRONT STREET	4.6★	None	138
54	MELODYPARK CHRISTIAN DAYCARE SCHOOL1130 SAN VINCENTE AVENUE	4.6★	None	111
55	MENDOZA, CRISANTA	4.6★	None	14
56	MENDOZA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
57	MENDOZA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
58	MERILOS, SMYRNA	4.6★	None	14
59	MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION SALINAS1210 JOHN STREET	4.6★	None	120
60	MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION SALINAS1210 JOHN STREET	4.6★	None	26
61	MORAN, OLIVIA	4.6★	None	14
62	NATIVIDAD PRESCHOOL1465 MODOC STREET	4.6★	None	48
63	OLMOS, MANUELA	4.6★	None	14
64	OUR SAVIOR'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1230 LUTHER WAY	4.6★	None	45
65	PEREZ, GLORIA	4.6★	None	14
66	PONCE, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
67	PUENTES, GABRIELA	4.6★	None	14
68	PULIDO HARO, ELIAZER	4.6★	None	14
69	PULIDO, MARIA	4.6★	None	12
70	QUEZADA, ISABEL	4.6★	None	14
71	QUEZADA, PATRICIA	4.6★	None	14
72	RAMIREZ, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
73	RAMOS, JANET	4.6★	None	14
74	REYES, ADRIANA & GONZALEZ, GAUDENCIA	4.6★	None	14
75	REYES, LAURA	4.6★	None	14
76	REYES, MARIA & BEN	4.6★	None	14
77	REYNOSO, ROSAISELA	4.6★	None	14
78	RIOS, NATIVIDAD	4.6★	None	14
79	ROCHA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
80	ROCHA, MARTHA	4.6★	None	14
81	RODRIGUEZ, IRMA	4.6★	None	14
82	ROOSEVELT PRESCHOOL120 CAPITOL STREET	4.6★	None	23
83	ROSALES,MARIA & HILDA	4.6★	None	14
84	SALAZAR, MIROSLAVA, SAUL & MIRSA DE LA ROSA	4.6★	None	14
85	SAN JERARDO MIGRANT HEAD START24495 CALLE EL ROSARIO	4.6★	None	60
86	SANCHEZ, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
87	SANTA RITA HEAD START2014 SANTA RITA	4.6★	None	48
88	SANTIAGO, MARCELA	4.6★	None	14
89	SHERWOOD HEAD START110 SOUTH WOOD STREET	4.6★	None	20
90	SHERWOOD STATE / MIGRANT PRESCHOOL CHILD CARE110 SOUTH WOOD STREET	4.6★	None	44
91	SHORELINE PRESCHOOL22732 PORTOLA DRIVE	4.6★	None	18
92	SILVA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
93	SULLIVAN, JANET	4.6★	None	14
94	TEJEDA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
95	TENA, HILDA	4.6★	None	14
96	THOMASSIN, VICKIE	4.6★	None	14
97	VALDEZ, YOLANDA & ZAMORA, ENRIQUE	4.6★	None	14
98	VARELA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
99	VARGAS, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
100	VASQUEZ, BAUDELIA	4.6★	None	14
101	WILLIAMS, DEBORAH	4.6★	None	14
102	ZAMORA, MARIA	4.6★	None	14
103	ZAMORA, PATRICIA	4.6★	None	14
104	GARCIA, BERTHA	4.6★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
105	HARTNELL COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER156 HOMESTEAD AVENUE	4.6★	1	60
106	HEARTS AND HANDS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE & PRESCHOOL345 EAST ALVIN DRIVE	4.6★	None	100
107	LITTLE FRIENDS DAY NURSERY1025 POST DR	4.6★	1	64
108	NORTHMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN INFANT CARE315 EAST ALVIN AVENUE	4.6★	None	12
109	RAMIREZ PEREZ, CARLOS	4.6★	None	14
110	AGUILERA, MAYRA	4.5★	None	14
111	ALVAREZ-GONZALEZ, PATRICIA	4.5★	None	14
112	ALVAREZ, CLAUDIA	4.5★	None	14
113	ARIZMENDI, CONNIE M	4.5★	None	14
114	BECERRA, DIANA	4.5★	None	14
115	BRAVO, CATALINA	4.5★	None	14
116	CRESCITA EARLY EDUCATION CENTER1494 SCHILLING PLACE	4.5★	None	40
117	ESTEVEZ, NORMA	4.5★	None	14
118	GARCIA, CASSANDRA	4.5★	None	14
119	LEON, MARGARITA	4.5★	None	14
120	LOPEZ, MARIA ESTER	4.5★	None	14
121	M.A.O.F. MOUNTAIN VALLEY EARLY LEARNING CENTER115 BARDIN ROAD	4.5★	None	72
122	MENDOZA,LILIA	4.5★	None	14
123	MERLOS, MARIBEL	4.5★	None	14
124	NUNEZ, CARMEN	4.5★	None	14
125	PICENO GARCIA, VIVIANA	4.5★	None	14
126	SACRED HEART PRESCHOOL135 MARKET STREET	4.5★	None	46
127	SALDANA, ROSAISELA	4.5★	None	14
128	SIGALA FERNANDEZ, MARIA	4.5★	None	14
129	DUFF, ALMA	4.5★	None	14
130	LAURA'S BARN PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTER30 HITCHCOCK ROAD	4.5★	None	24
131	RINCON, DIANA	4.5★	1	14
132	ROCHA ROCHA, JOANNA	4.5★	None	14
133	VEGA, CELINA	4.5★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
134	ANAYA, BRENDA E.	4.4★	None	14
135	ARANO USCANGA, SISY	4.4★	None	14
136	AVILES VARGAS, MAGALY	4.4★	None	14
137	BECERRA, ALEJANDRA	4.4★	None	14
138	BECERRA, YECENIA	4.4★	None	14
139	CABALLERO, JOANNA	4.4★	None	14
140	CARROLL, JILL	4.4★	None	14
141	CENDEJAS, MARGARITA	4.4★	None	14
142	COLUCCI, BRITTANY	4.4★	None	14
143	CORTES SIERRA, ANTONIA	4.4★	None	14
144	DELGADO HERNANDEZ, ROSALIA	4.4★	None	14
145	DIAZ, AMY	4.4★	None	14
146	FABIAN ELIZALDE, MARIA	4.4★	None	14
147	GARCIA, WENDY	4.4★	None	14
148	GODINEZ, ALMA	4.4★	None	14
149	GUERRERO DE GABRIEL, GEORGINA	4.4★	None	14
150	HERNANDEZ-RIOS, CARLA	4.4★	None	14
151	JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, MARIA	4.4★	None	14
152	LAURA'S BARN PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE CENTER30 HITCHCOCK ROAD	4.4★	None	21
153	LAURA'S BARN PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE CENTER893 BLANCO CIRCLE	4.4★	None	60
154	LAURA'S BARN PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE CENTER893 BLANCO CIRCLE	4.4★	None	60
155	LOPEZ, OLGA	4.4★	None	14
156	LOZANO, BRIANNA	4.4★	None	14
157	MARQUEZ-CONWAY, VERONICA & CONWAY, ROBERT	4.4★	None	14
158	MARTIN, SOCORRO	4.4★	None	14
159	MELGOZA DE ANAYA, ANA	4.4★	None	14
160	MEZA, LIZETTE	4.4★	None	14
161	MORALES, MARIA	4.4★	None	14
162	OROM CHILDREN'S CENTER1752 EAST ALISAL STREET	4.4★	None	51
163	OROM CHILDREN'S CENTER1752 EAST ALISAL STREET	4.4★	None	50
164	PERALTA ALBERTO, IRENE	4.4★	None	14
165	PEREZ, JUANA	4.4★	None	14
166	POMPA, DIOSELINA	4.4★	None	14
167	RAMIREZ, LUCERO	4.4★	None	14
168	RIVERA, YANIRA	4.4★	None	14
169	ROCHA ANAYA, KARINA	4.4★	None	14
170	ROCHA-ANAYA, FAVIOLA	4.4★	None	14
171	ROCHA, YURIANA	4.4★	None	14
172	RODRIGUEZ, HORTENCIA	4.4★	None	14
173	RODRIGUEZ, JACQUELIN	4.4★	None	14
174	ROSADO, MAYBELLINE	4.4★	None	14
175	TAPIA, ALONDRA	4.4★	None	14
176	VALDEZ, NOEMI	4.4★	None	14
177	VALENCIA, SUSANA	4.4★	None	14
178	ALVAREZ CASTILLO, LORENA	4.4★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
179	ANDRADE CAMPOS, KITZIA	4.3★	None	14
180	BUCKHORN EARLY LEARNING CENTER1081 BUCKHORN DRIVE	4.3★	None	72
181	FERNANDEZ-ORTIZ, MARISA	4.3★	None	14
182	FERNANDEZ, MARITSA	4.3★	None	14
183	MAGANA-BAUTISTA, PRISCILA	4.3★	None	14
184	MARTINEZ, LINA	4.3★	None	14
185	MCOE DISCOVERY ACADEMY1752 EAST ALISAL STREET	4.3★	None	79
186	MCOE LITTLE EXPLORERS25 SHERWOOD PLACE, ROOM V2	4.3★	None	24
187	ROCHA, YESENIA	4.3★	None	14
188	SHAGHASI, FARIHA	4.3★	None	14
189	TAPIA-ALCAZAR, DANIELA	4.3★	None	14
190	TOVAR-PINA, LUCIA	4.3★	None	14

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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