Elkhorn Pre Kinders

2235 Elkhorn Rd, Castroville, CA 95012 · Monterey County

Child care center (preschool)

Elkhorn Pre Kinders is a licensed child care center in Castroville, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. 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).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

Tied for #1 of 80 centers in Monterey County

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

3Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 3 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Oct 18, 2024

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 capacity40 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceSep 21, 1993

LicenseeNorth Monterey County Unified School District

AdministratorSandra Cuevas

Phone(831) 633-5975

State facility #270710408

Common questions

Does Elkhorn Pre Kinders take infants?

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

Has Elkhorn Pre Kinders had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Elkhorn Pre Kinders 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 Elkhorn Pre Kinders last inspected?

Oct 18, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Elkhorn Pre Kinders cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Elkhorn Pre Kinders 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 Elkhorn Pre Kinders?

The licensee is North Monterey County Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Cuevas.

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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 270710408 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.