Bethania Pre-school
Bethania Pre-school is a licensed child care center in Solvang, CA, licensed for up to 46 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1989. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. The state issued 1 citation, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). None came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #83 of 131 centers in Santa Barbara County and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers.
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Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 5 staff do not have a valid mandated reporter training certification which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Common questions
Does Bethania Pre-school take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bethania Pre-school had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021. It has 1 Type B citation, listed above.
Have there been complaints about Bethania Pre-school?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Bethania Pre-school compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara County?
It is tied for #83 of 131 centers in Santa Barbara County by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 46% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Bethania Pre-school last inspected?
Jun 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bethania Pre-school cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bethania Pre-school for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Solvang, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bethania Pre-school?
The licensee is Bethania Lutheran Church, and the administrator listed with the state is Monica Dunn.
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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 421710528 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.