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Highlands Early Education Center

1650 Sonoma Ave, Seaside, CA 93955 · Monterey County
Child care center (preschool)

Highlands Early Education Center is a licensed child care center in Seaside, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 9 centers in Seaside 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 9 centers in Seaside
0Type A citations
0Type B citations
2Inspections
0 of 0Complaints substantiated
0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Sep 17, 2024

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Sep 17, 2024 · Inspection · no citationMar 21, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 16, 2023 · Report/investigation · no citationJun 16, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity36 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceAug 2, 2006
LicenseeEarly Development Services, INC.
AdministratorGhennay Woods
Phone(831) 393-0750
State facility #274408801

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Common questions

Does Highlands Early Education Center take infants?

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

Has Highlands Early Education Center had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Highlands Early Education Center compare with other daycares in Seaside?

It is tied for #1 of 9 centers in Seaside by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Highlands Early Education Center last inspected?

Sep 17, 2024. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Highlands Early Education Center cost?

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

Who runs Highlands Early Education Center?

The licensee is Early Development Services, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Ghennay Woods.

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 274408801 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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