Castroville Elementary Preschool
Castroville Elementary Preschool is a licensed child care center in Castroville, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 80 centers in Monterey County and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Castroville Elementary Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Castroville Elementary Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Castroville Elementary Preschool compare with other daycares in Monterey County?
It is tied for #1 of 80 centers in Monterey County by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Castroville Elementary Preschool last inspected?
Mar 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Castroville Elementary Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Castroville Elementary Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Castroville, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Castroville Elementary Preschool?
The licensee is North Monterey County Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Kristina Torres.
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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 274400222 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.