Buckhorn Early Learning Center

1081 Buckhorn Dr, Salinas, CA 93905 · Monterey County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Buckhorn Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. 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 0 times since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

0Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

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

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 capacity72 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceMay 12, 2025

LicenseeAlisal Union School District

AdministratorMaricar Osorio

Phone(831) 753-5700

State facility #274417242

Common questions

Has Buckhorn Early Learning Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How much does Buckhorn Early Learning Center cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Buckhorn Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Salinas, was $1,274 a month for infants (about $1,610 today), $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) and $723 a month for school-age children (about $910 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Buckhorn Early Learning Center?

The licensee is Alisal Union School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Maricar Osorio.

Licensed centers nearby

Frank Paul Head Start Center
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1437 Del Monte Avenue, Salinas · 0.8 mi away · 22 spotsToo few inspections to compare M.a.o.f. Mountain Valley Early Learning Center
115 Bardin Road, Salinas · 1.1 mi away · 120 spotsAbout typical M.a.o.f. Mountain Valley Early Learning Center
115 Bardin Road, Salinas · 1.1 mi away · 72 spotsAbout typical Martin Luther King Head Start
925 North Sanborn Road, Salinas · 1.1 mi away · 40 spotsNo citations Creekside Head Start
1770 Kittery Street, Salinas · 1.2 mi away · 52 spotsNo citations

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 274417242 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.