Santa Catalina Pre-school

1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey, CA 93940 · Monterey County

Child care center (preschool)

Santa Catalina Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Monterey, CA, licensed for up to 31 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 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 #1 of 8 centers in Monterey and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

Inspection record

No citationssince Feb 8, 2021. Tied for the best record with the 34% of 10,948 ranked California centers that have no citations. No citations

#1 of 8 centers in Monterey

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

4Inspections

0 of 0Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 4 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 9, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

About this center

Licensed capacity31 children

License typeChild care center (preschool)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceOct 18, 1993

LicenseeSanta Catalina School, INC.

AdministratorLydia Mansour

Phone(831) 655-9363

State facility #270700553

Common questions

Does Santa Catalina Pre-school take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Santa Catalina Pre-school had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

How does Santa Catalina Pre-school compare with other daycares in Monterey?

It is #1 of 8 centers in Monterey by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).

When was Santa Catalina Pre-school last inspected?

Feb 9, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Santa Catalina Pre-school cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Santa Catalina 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 Santa Catalina Pre-school?

The licensee is Santa Catalina School, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Lydia Mansour.

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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 270700553 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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