Daycares in Santa Barbara, CA

All 93 licensed child care facilities in Santa Barbara, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

93licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

83%with a clean record

16with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ALL SAINTS BY THE SEA PARISH SCHOOL84 EUCALYPTUS LN.	4.6★	None	77
2	BRIGHT START THE EARLY YEARS1617 ANACAPA STREET	4.6★	None	30
3	CAC - CORONEL CENTER629 CORONEL PLACE	4.6★	None	38
4	CALZADA FCC AKA HANDPRINTS DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
5	CARMONA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
6	CHILD'S PLAY1415 SAN ANDRES	4.6★	None	25
7	CLIFF DRIVE CARE CENTER1435 CLIFF DR.	4.6★	None	60
8	CLIFF DRIVE CARE CENTER1435 CLIFF DRIVE	4.6★	None	45
9	CONGREGATION B'NAI B'RITH1000 SAN ANTONIO CREEK	4.6★	None	72
10	COTTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHILD CARE CENTER2205 CASTILLO	4.6★	None	30
11	COTTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHILD CARE CENTER2205 CASTILLO ST.	4.6★	None	50
12	DISCOVERIES LEARNING CENTER4519 HOLLISTER AVE.	4.6★	None	60
13	EL MONTECITO EARLY SCHOOL1455 EAST VALLEY ROAD	4.6★	None	61
14	ESPARZA FCC AKA MAYRA'S CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
15	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER21 E. CONSTANCE AVENUE	4.6★	None	59
16	GIRLS INC. OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA4973 HOLLISTER AVE.	4.6★	None	237
17	HERNANDEZ FCC AKA PRECIOUS MOMENTS FCC	4.6★	None	14
18	HIGGINS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
19	HOPE 4 KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, LA CUMBRE560 N. LA CUMBRE RD.	4.6★	None	25
20	HOPE 4 KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, LA CUMBRE560 N. LA CUMBRE RD.	4.6★	None	45
21	LITTLE ANGELS PRESCHOOL909 N. LA CUMBRE	4.6★	None	55
22	LOZANO FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
23	MONROY FCC AKA CREATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN	4.6★	None	14
24	MONTEJANO FCC AKA SOMERSET DAY CARE	4.6★	None	14
25	NOTRE DAME PRESCHOOL33 E. MICHELTORENA ST.	4.6★	None	60
26	OAKS PARENT CHILD WORKSHOP605 W. JUNIPERO ST.	4.6★	None	45
27	ORFALEA EARLY LEARNING CENTER365 LOMA ALTA	4.6★	None	16
28	ORFALEA FAMILY CHILDREN'S CENTERWEST CAMPUS UCSB	4.6★	None	132
29	ORFALEA FAMILY CHILDREN'S CENTERWEST CAMPUS, UCSB	4.6★	None	40
30	ORFALEA FAMILY CHILDREN'S CENTER CLUB HOUSEUCSB, WEST CAMPUS	4.6★	None	23
31	OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL530 HOT SPRINGS RD.	4.6★	None	30
32	QUALITY TIME CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER4545 HOLLISTER AVE.	4.6★	None	38
33	RIOS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
34	RIVIERA RIDGE SCHOOL JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN, THE2130 MISSION RIDGE RD.	4.6★	None	25
35	SANTA BARBARA BRANCH - HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3970 LA COLINA RD.	4.6★	None	52
36	SANTA BARBARA BRANCH - MONTE VISTA SCHOOL730 N. HOPE AVE.	4.6★	None	64
37	SANTA BARBARA BRANCH - SANTA BARBARA YMCA36 HITCHOCK	4.6★	None	60
38	SANTIAGO FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.6★	None	14
39	SBSD - FRANKLIN CHILDREN'S CENTER1030 E. YANONALI STREET	4.6★	None	162
40	SBSD - HARDING STATE PRESCHOOL1625 ROBBINS ST.	4.6★	None	43
41	SBSD - MCKINLEY STATE PRESCHOOL350 LOMA ALTA DRIVE	4.6★	None	63
42	ST. MARK PRESCHOOL3942 LA COLINA ROAD	4.6★	None	70
43	ST. RAPHAEL SCHOOL/PRESCHOOL160 ST. JOSEPH STREET	4.6★	None	27
44	STARR KING PARENT CHILD WORKSHOP1525 1/2 SANTA BARBARA STREET	4.6★	None	49
45	SUNRISE MONTESSORI SCHOOL1201 YANONALI ST.	4.6★	None	40
46	TRINITY BAPTIST PRESCHOOL1002 CIENEGUITAS ROAD	4.6★	None	84
47	UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S CENTERSTUDENT RESOURCE BLDG.UCSB	4.6★	None	20
48	UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S CENTERSTUDENT RESOURCE BLDG. UCSB	4.6★	None	26
49	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER21 E. CONSTANCE AVENUE	4.6★	None	41
50	MONTECITO BRANCH - MONTECITO YMCA PRESCHOOL591 SANTA ROSA LN	4.6★	None	36
51	ARAUJO FAMILY CHILD CARE AKA TINY FEET DAYCARE	4.5★	None	14
52	BRIGHT START EARLY YEARS1621 ANACAPA STREET	4.5★	None	40
53	GARDEN PRESCHOOL305 EAST ANAPAMU STREET	4.5★	None	56
54	JONES FCC AKA GROWING STEPS	4.5★	None	14
55	MR. ROB'S PLACE434 NOGAL DRIVE, #2	4.5★	None	49
56	PROVIDENCE PRESCHOOL3225 CALLE PINON	4.5★	None	72
57	SAN MARCOS PARENT CHILD WORKSHOP400A PUENTE DR.	4.5★	None	40
58	SBSD -EARLY YEARS INFANT CENTER700 E. ANAPAMU STREET	4.5★	None	19
59	ST. MARK PRESCHOOL3942 LA COLINA ROAD	4.5★	None	18
60	TENESACA FCC AKA UP IN THE TREE PRESCHOOL	4.5★	None	14
61	ST. VINCENT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER4200 CALLE REAL,4225/4233	4.5★	1	24
62	VEGA FCC AKA SANTA BARBARA GARDEN MONTESSORI	4.5★	None	14
63	STORYTELLER CHILDREN'S CENTER2121 DE LA VINA	4.5★	1	45
64	ASUAJE FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
65	BREWER FCCH	4.4★	None	14
66	CATHEDRAL OAKS CHILDREN'S CENTER4974 CATHEDRAL OAKS ROAD	4.4★	None	70
67	CATHEDRAL OAKS CHILDRENS CENTER4400 CATHEDRAL OAKS	4.4★	None	17
68	CLIFF DRIVE CARE CENTER - INFANT CARE1435 CLIFF DRIVE	4.4★	None	12
69	CORRAL FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
70	GONZALEZ FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
71	HOLLISTER LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL4950 ANITA LANE	4.4★	None	48
72	HOPE 4 KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, CATHEDRAL OAKS5070 CATHEDRAL OAKS ROAD	4.4★	None	36
73	MORE MESA CHILDREN'S CENTER4575 AUHAY DRIVE	4.4★	None	41
74	MORE MESA CHILDREN'S CENTER4575 AUHAY DRIVE	4.4★	None	18
75	PENA FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.4★	None	14
76	SANTA BARBARA ZOO, EARLY EXPLORERS PS, THE500 NINOS DRIVE	4.4★	None	55
77	SBSD - LAS FLORES PRESCHOOL236 W HALEY STREET	4.4★	None	24
78	STORYTELLER CHILDREN'S CENTER421 EAST COTA STREET	4.4★	None	24
79	VILLALBA FCC AKA LOTS OF LOVE DAYCARE	4.4★	None	14
80	HOPE 4 KIDS EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, CATHEDRAL OAKS5070 CATHEDRAL OAKS ROAD	4.4★	1	33
81	ORFALEA EARLY LEARNING CENTER365 LOMA ALTA	4.4★	None	49
82	LEARNINGDEN PRESCHOOL, THE4485 HOLLISTER AVENUE	4.4★	1	58
83	ST. VINCENT'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER4200 CALLE REAL,4225/4233	4.4★	3	74
84	ISLAND VIEW PRESCHOOL2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA #135	4.3★	None	30
85	MARTIN FCC AKA POPPINS FAMILY SERVICE	4.3★	None	14
86	VARGAS FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.3★	None	14
87	HERE WE GROW EARLY LEARNING CENTER487 N. TURNPIKE RD.	4.3★	1	42
88	GROWING BABIES INFANT CENTER3721 MODOC ROAD	4.3★	1	44
89	STORYTELLER CHILDREN'S CENTER2115 STATE ST.	4.3★	2	42
90	CHACON FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.2★	2	14
91	LEARNINGDEN PRESCHOOL, THE3723 MODOC RD.	4.2★	2	150
92	GUZMAN FAMILY CHILD CARE	4.2★	1 · 1 high-risk	14
93	CHAPMAN FCC AKA DAWNS DAY CARE	4.1★	1 · 1 high-risk	14

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.