Alisal Head Start

1437 Del Monte Avenue, Salinas, CA 93905 · Monterey County

Child care center (preschool)

Alisal Head Start is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 22 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 1 state visit since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Nov 28, 2022

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity22 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 10, 1993

LicenseeMonterey County Office Of Education

AdministratorMartina Hernandez

Phone(408) 424-0461

State facility #270710513

Common questions

Does Alisal Head Start take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Alisal Head Start had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

When was Alisal Head Start last inspected?

Nov 28, 2022. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Alisal Head Start cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Alisal Head Start for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Alisal Head Start?

The licensee is Monterey County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Martina Hernandez.

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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 270710513 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.