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Child care in Santa Barbara County, California

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Santa Barbara County, synthesized from public records — 1.8% of California's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

506
licensed providers
12,305
licensed seats
17
cities/towns
40%
seats vs. children under 6

Santa Barbara County has about 12,305 licensed seats for roughly 30,509 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 40% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

Biggest chains: Bright Horizons (5)

What violations get cited

Most-cited themes in Santa Barbara County's public inspection records.

Staff training & qualifications49
Supervision & attendance24
Children's rights & dignity18
Physical space & equipment17
Recordkeeping & administration11
Staff-to-child ratios & capacity11

What do these mean? →

By city

Santa Maria (265) · Santa Barbara (93) · Lompoc (64) · Goleta (22) · Guadalupe (17) · Carpinteria (14) · Orcutt (6) · Santa Ynez (5) · Solvang (5) · Los Olivos (5) · Buellton (4) · Santa Barara (1)

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