Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool · Salinas
Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, which was not substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (3 of 4). None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #32 of 34 centers in Salinas and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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Licensee shall submit a written plan ensuring parent rights are not violated to CCL by
Facility fully replaced faucet "C" (sink/drinking foundation) on 01/26/2023. Facility also provided passing sample test result that is within reporting limits After water lead testing was completed, the facility had one faucet (C) (sink/drinking fountain) located in preschool classroom with an Action Level Exceedance of 10, which poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION
Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for indoor area smoke detector in classroom #103 was not operating and outside area has a tree near the playground structure that has a root sticking out of ground and is a tripping hazard and worn out/uneven rubber tiles near playground that are a tripping hazard, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [count] out of [total count] [(objects) (persons)] [identifiers] which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 13, 2021, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is #32 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool last inspected?
Aug 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool 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 Hearts and Hands Christian Childcare & Preschool?
The licensee is Great Commission Assoc. Of Southern Baptist Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Sarah Morisoli.
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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 274415311 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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