Kids At Play
Kids At Play was a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 52 children. Its license closed around July 2026. Since February 2021, the state inspected it 1 time and investigated 3 complaints, 2 substantiated, and issued 11 citations, 2 of them Type A. Its inspection history is kept here for reference.
Inspection history
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Based on tour observation indoor and outdoor of the toddler & preschool, LPA toured outdoor play areas and observed children's bikes, cars, waffle blocks, play house, chairs, easel, and broken toys, one play structure was rusted in several places, a part of the play ground structure was removed leaving behide a piece of concrete with screws sticking out, and uneven walking surfaces tripping hazard to children in care (toddler & preschool outdoor area). LPA observed disrepair items were not placed inaccessible to children in care. LPA toured the preschool classroom and observed broken blinds, dusty ceilings & indoor play area stairs dusty, sprider webs, rip carpet, dirty rug, stain walls & chip paint, a lose baseboard in children bathroom. LPA observed rip napping mats, rip carpet, stain walls & chip paint in the toddler classroom. This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Upon arrival, LPA Farida observed one teacher with 13 preschool children on 10/24/2023. Teacher/Facility Representative stated that one teacher was on break.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility Representative stated that Water Lead Testing was not completed for this facility during inspection on 10/24/2023.
Based on record review and interview from LPA Farida on 10/24/2023 the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA Farida did not observe immunization records for MMR, Tdap and Influenza for staff S2 and S3.
Based on record review and interview from LPA Farida on 10/24/2023, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Upon arrival, LPA observed one teacher with 13 preschool children. Teacher/Facility Representative stated that one teacher was on break.
Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. FAcility Representative stated that Water Lead Testing was not completed for this facility.
Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Facility Representative was unable to find the fire drill log during today's inspection.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA did not observe immunization records for MMR, Tdap and Influenza for staff S2 and S3.
Based on observations, posted infromation, interviews, the Director did not comply with the section cited above. LPA was informed parents are denied from entering the center since March 2020, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8 announcement given and posted to parents by Plan of Correction due date 07/28/2022.
Complaint investigations
Facility is not kept clean
Parents are not allowed inside the facility
About this center
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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 274408752 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.