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Child care in Monterey County, California
Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Monterey County, synthesized from public records — 1.3% of California's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Monterey County has about 9,374 licensed seats for roughly 33,046 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 28% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).
What violations get cited
Most-cited themes in Monterey County's public inspection records.
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Salinas (190) · Castroville (24) · Soledad (21) · Watsonville (20) · Seaside (19) · Greenfield (19) · King City (15) · Monterey (14) · Royal Oaks (9) · Carmel (7) · Marina (7) · Pacific Grove (6)
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