Marina Child Development Center
Marina Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Marina, CA, licensed for up to 155 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1998. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 1 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #51 of 80 centers in Monterey County and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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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.
Complaint investigations
About this center
Common questions
Does Marina Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Marina Child Development Center had any serious violations?
California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Oct 12, 2021, for buildings and grounds. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Marina Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Marina Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Monterey County?
It is tied for #51 of 80 centers in Monterey County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Marina Child Development Center last inspected?
Dec 18, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Marina Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Marina Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Marina, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Marina Child Development Center?
The licensee is Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Sharon Valencia.
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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 274400484 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.