Monte Vista Child Development Center
Monte Vista Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Monterey, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2023. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for health & medication (3 of 3). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #5 of 8 centers in Monterey and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers.
Inspection record
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Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one staff, S1 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one child, C5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Baased on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one child, C5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed child's medication expired on 08/28/2024. LPA reminded Coordinator that expired medications need to be returned to parents and new medication needs to be maintained at the facility with appropriate consent forms.
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About this center
Common questions
Does Monte Vista Child Development Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Monte Vista Child Development Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 3 Type B citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Monte Vista Child Development Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Monte Vista Child Development Center compare with other daycares in Monterey?
It is #5 of 8 centers in Monterey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 73% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Monte Vista Child Development Center last inspected?
Mar 2, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Monte Vista Child Development Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Monte Vista Child Development Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Monterey County, which includes Monterey, was $878 a month for preschoolers (about $1,110 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Monte Vista Child Development Center?
The licensee is Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, and the administrator listed with the state is Ashley Reyes.
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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 274417129 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.