Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center
Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 16 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2022. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. 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 Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler 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 Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center last inspected?
Aug 12, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Maria, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cac - Alvin Infant and Toddler Center?
The licensee is Community Action Commission Of Santa Barbara Co., and the administrator listed with the state is Jennifer Macdonald.
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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 426216167 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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