Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school)
Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) is a licensed child care center in Monterey, CA, licensed for up to 104 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times and investigated 3 complaints, 1 of them substantiated. The state issued 4 citations, 3 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for caregiver conduct (2 of 4). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 8 centers in Monterey and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers.
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The Director will submit a written statement to LPA regarding the actions taken following S1’s rough-handling incident on 12/05/25. The statement will detail steps taken to ensure children’s safety and personal rights, along with corrective measures to prevent recurrence. All required documentation will be submitted by 12/19/25. On 12/05/25, staff S1 was observed handling a child roughly, inflicting pain, which created an immediate risk to the child’s health, safety, and personal rights. Another staff S2 member intervened immediately to stop the behavior.Staff S1 was terminated immediately.
Based on interview and record reviews, S-1 was dismissed due to inappropriately communicating with children in care, which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Based on interview,record review and observation, c1 and c2 were not supevised during care, which posed an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.
During today's inspection LPA Macias requested the following documents; Self-Certification LIC9275, Sampling Checklist Form LIC9276, Facility Sketch LIC 999, fully labeled with locations of all water outlets, and full lead report, to be submitted by the POC date. The lead exceedance reading was found in a faucet (J-6.4) in the yard/ play area. This poses a potential risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of the children in care. 8 During today's inspection LPA Macias observed the affected faucet is not utilized by children, and is labeled. The posting reads lead exceedance found, this faucet is not to be used for consumption. Filtered water provided.
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Complaint investigations
Facility staff do not ensure children are spoken to in an appropriate manner
Facility staff do not ensure adequate supervision is provided to children in care
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Common questions
Does Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) had any serious violations?
California issued 3 Type A citations since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Dec 12, 2025, for personal rights. Each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school)?
California investigated 3 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 1. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) compare with other daycares in Monterey?
It is #7 of 8 centers in Monterey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 79% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) last inspected?
Jun 24, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school) 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 Ryan Ranch Children's Center (Pre-school)?
The licensee is Loretta Ehrhart, and the administrator listed with the state is Loretta Ehrhart.
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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 274415297 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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