Martin Luther King Head Start
Martin Luther King Head Start is a licensed child care center in Salinas, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2004. 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 34 centers in Salinas and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Martin Luther King Head Start take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Martin Luther King Head Start had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Martin Luther King Head Start compare with other daycares in Salinas?
It is tied for #1 of 34 centers in Salinas by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Martin Luther King Head Start last inspected?
Jun 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Martin Luther King Head Start cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Martin Luther King Head Start 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 Martin Luther King Head Start?
The licensee is McOe-head Start, and the administrator listed with the state is Sandra Cuna.
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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 274407911 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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