Bright Start Early Years
Bright Start Early Years is a licensed child care center in Santa Barbara, CA, licensed for up to 40 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2014. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 48 centers in Santa Barbara and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Bright Start Early Years take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Bright Start Early Years had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Bright Start Early Years compare with other daycares in Santa Barbara?
It is tied for #1 of 48 centers in Santa Barbara by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Bright Start Early Years last inspected?
Jun 5, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Bright Start Early Years cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Bright Start Early Years for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Bright Start Early Years?
The licensee is Marcela Caceres, and the administrator listed with the state is Marcela Caceres.
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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 426214961 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.