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Licensed daycares in 93103Santa Barbara, CA

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 93103 — 7 licensed centers and 4 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 9 violations across 24 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.38 violations per inspection, which is above the Santa Barbara average of 0.14.

8 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is caregiver-to-child ratio (4 citations), followed by health and medication (2). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 11 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

8 providers.

Gonzalez Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Mar 12, 2026

0 violationsActive
Island View Preschool

Center · Capacity 30 · 2020 ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA #135 · Last inspected Nov 12, 2024

0 violationsActive
Riviera Ridge School Junior Kindergarten, The

Center · Capacity 25 · 2130 MISSION RIDGE RD. · Last inspected May 6, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

2 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Monroy Fcc Aka Creative Care For Children

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected May 21, 2026

1 violationActive
Sunrise Montessori School

Center · Capacity 40 · 1201 YANONALI ST. · Last inspected Sep 26, 2024

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

1 provider. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Chacon Family Child Care

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

7 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 93103

Caregiver-to-child ratio is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by health and medication. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

2

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

Data synced from California DSS, Community Care Licensing Division on Jul 8, 2026. Source records · Report an error