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Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool

550-b Fifth Street, Gonzales, CA 93926 · Monterey County
Child care center (preschool)

Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool is a licensed child care center in Gonzales, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2002. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it once. The state issued 6 citations, none of them Type A. None of them came in the last 12 months. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough history California has inspected this center once since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.
0 Type A citations
6 Type B citations
1 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
6 citations from 2 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 21, 2023

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) May 2, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citation Aug 21, 2023 · Inspection · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 2
Training & qualifications 2
Records & paperwork 2

Citations, newest first

Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Fixtures, furniture, equipment and supplies §101239(f)(1)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which all trash recipients are missing a lid which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023
Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Building & playground safety
Outdoor activity space §101238.2(d)(2)
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which the outdoor playground pour and play has cracks and holes which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023
Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(g)(2)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff 01 and 03 are missing LIC 503, health screening, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023
Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Training & qualifications
Staff health screening and personnel requirements §101216(l)(1)(B)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff 01 and 03 are missing LIC 9052 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023
Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Records & paperwork
Personnel records §101217(a)(12)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which staff 03 is missing their TB clearancewhich poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023
Type B Aug 21, 2023 Inspection Records & paperwork
Children's records §101221(b)(8)(C)
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which child 05 and 06 are missing LIC 627 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Sep 5, 2023

About this center

Licensed capacity 40 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Nov 1, 2002
Licensee Gonzales Unified School District
Administrator Neyfy Fernandez
Phone (831) 675-2519
State facility # 274404367
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Common questions

Does Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool take infants?

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

Has Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 6 Type B citations, listed above.

When was Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool last inspected?

Aug 21, 2023. The state issued at least one citation during that visit.

How much does Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool cost?

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

Who runs Gonzales Unified School District State Preschool?

The licensee is Gonzales Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Neyfy Fernandez.

Licensed centers nearby

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 274404367 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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