Frank Paul Head Start Center
Frank Paul Head Start Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1994. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Salinas and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
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LPA observed ramp in classroom 35 wood rotting and caving in. LPA also observed classroom 34B missing a toilet in children's bathroom the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
About this center
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Common questions
Does Frank Paul Head Start Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Frank Paul Head Start Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
How does Frank Paul Head Start Center compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #12 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 45% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Frank Paul Head Start Center last inspected?
May 28, 2025. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.
How much does Frank Paul Head Start Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Frank Paul Head Start Center 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 Frank Paul Head Start Center?
The licensee is Monterey County Office Of Education, and the administrator listed with the state is Cara Tsukamoto.
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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 274400058 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.