Betteravia Childrens Center · Preschool, Santa Maria
Betteravia Childrens Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 29 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2015. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Santa Maria and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Betteravia Childrens Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children. An infant center is licensed separately at the same address (listed below).
Has Betteravia Childrens Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Betteravia Childrens Center compare with other daycares in Santa Maria?
It is tied for #1 of 26 centers in Santa Maria by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Betteravia Childrens Center last inspected?
Feb 23, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Betteravia Childrens Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Betteravia Childrens Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Maria, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Betteravia Childrens Center?
The licensee is Early Development Services INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Staci Rich.
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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 426215109 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.