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Shoreline Pre-school

2500 Garden Road, Monterey, CA 93940 · Monterey County
1 Type A citation in last 12 monthsChild care center (preschool)

Shoreline Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Monterey, CA, licensed for up to 36 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 2 complaints, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 3 citations, 1 of them Type A (the most serious), most often for building & playground safety (2 of 3). 1 citation came in the last 12 months, including 1 Type A. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 8 centers in Monterey and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 77%of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
#6 of 8 centers in Monterey
1Type A citations
2Type B citations
3Inspections
0 of 2Complaints substantiated
3 citations from 8 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Jan 22, 2026

Every state visit

20222023202420252026INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom)Jan 22, 2026 · Inspection · no citationJan 22, 2026 · Report/investigation · citation foundOct 15, 2024 · Inspection · no citationSep 10, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationAug 14, 2024 · Report/investigation · no citationJul 30, 2024 · Report/investigation · citation foundMar 2, 2023 · Report/investigation · citation foundSep 15, 2022 · Inspection · no citation
Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety2
Supervision1

Citations, newest first

Type AJan 22, 2026Case management visit (incident)Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
1. Immediate Action: Director will provide a statement detailing what steps were taken to address the incident and ensure children are visually supervised at all times. Two staff members took children to the restroom and returned to the classroom. They realized Child 1 (C1) was missing. S2 ran to the restroom and met C1 in the hallway as she walked toward the classroom. Video footage and interviews confirmed C1 was unattended for three minutes. 8 2. Prevention Plan: Director will outline how the facility will prevent similar incidents, including any staff training, supervision changes, or procedures put in place.
Plan of correction due Jan 23, 2026
Type BJul 30, 2024Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
The facility has completely replaced faucet "C" and retested and did not resloved the water lead ALE result. The facility shall contacting (CRWA) to label the sink faucets correctly. Facility shall either cap off/, replace, or retest faucet "C"and notify Licensing once it has been After water lead testing was completed, the facility had faucet (C) located in the classroom bathroom sink with an Action Level Exceedance of 6.0, which poses a potenial risk to the health, safety, and personal rights of children in care. 8 completed by submitting plan of correction by
Plan of correction due Aug 6, 2024
Type BMar 2, 2023Case management visit (lead testing/exceedance)Building & playground safety
Lead in drinking water §101700.3(b)(1)
During today's inspection LPA Macias requested and obtained 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. This exceedance level found in the main entrance drinking fountain was 39. This poses a potential risk to the Health, Safety, or Personal Rights of children in care. 8 The water fountains were disconnected from the water source and no longer used. The center provides filtered drinking water for the children. The Director shall submit a plan on how the facility will move forward by the POC date.
Plan of correction due Apr 3, 2023

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedSep 10, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Jul 22, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.
Not substantiatedAug 14, 2024Complaint investigationreceived Apr 30, 2024
The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity36 children
License typeChild care center (preschool)
License statusLicensed
Licensed sinceSep 3, 2008
LicenseeShoreline Community Church
AdministratorKrista Chawinga
Phone(831) 641-0209
State facility #274410749

Common questions

Does Shoreline Pre-school take infants?

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

Has Shoreline Pre-school had any serious violations?

California issued 1 Type A citation since 2021, its most serious category. The most recent was on Jan 22, 2026, for care and supervision. Each citation is listed in full above.

Have there been complaints about Shoreline Pre-school?

California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

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

It is #6 of 8 centers in Monterey by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 77% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Shoreline Pre-school last inspected?

Jan 22, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Shoreline Pre-school cost?

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

The licensee is Shoreline Community Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Krista Chawinga.

Licensed centers nearby

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 274410749 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.