Serendipity Pre-school
Serendipity Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Monterey, CA, licensed for up to 28 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 5 times. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Monterey and better than 54% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Two Staff members (S3 and S5) are missing pertussis and measles immunizations
Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff member S3 is missing TB.
About this center
Common questions
Does Serendipity Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Serendipity Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.
How does Serendipity Pre-school compare with other daycares in Monterey?
It is tied for #2 of 8 centers in Monterey by weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 54% of licensed centers statewide (out of 10,948 California centers with enough inspection history).
When was Serendipity Pre-school last inspected?
Aug 10, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Serendipity Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Serendipity 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 Serendipity Pre-school?
The licensee is Campbell, Francesca & Nuovo, Francesca, and the administrator listed with the state is Francesca Campbell.
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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 270704157 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.