Hartnell College Child Development Center
Hartnell College Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 60 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1995. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation 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.
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Director will provide a statement detailing what steps were taken to address the incident and ensure children are visually supervised at all times.AND Director will outline how the facility will prevent similar incidents, including any staff training, supervision changes, or procedures put in place. and provide to LPA On 10/20/25, while at the facility, a child was bitten by another child. No staff member observed how the child sustained the bite or could explain the events leading to the injury, and visual observation of the child was not maintained at the time of the incident.
During today's inspection LPA Macias requested and obtained the following documents; Self-Certification LIC9275, Sampling Checklist Form LIC9276, Facility Sketch LIC 999, fully labeled with locations of all water outlets, and full lead report. This exceedance level found in the main entrance drinking fountain was 34.5.This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care. 8 The water fountains were disconnected from the water source and no longer used. The center provides filtered drinking water for the children.
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Complaint investigations
Day care child sustained injury due to staff neglect
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About this center
Common questions
Does Hartnell College Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hartnell College Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Hartnell College Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hartnell College Child Development 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 Hartnell College Child Development Center last inspected?
Oct 29, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hartnell College Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hartnell College Child Development 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 Hartnell College Child Development Center?
The licensee is Hartnell College Child Development Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Denise Noel.
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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 274400175 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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