Cac - J. C. Washington Center
Cac - J. C. Washington Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 20 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1996. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 3 times and investigated 1 complaint, 0 of them substantiated. 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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About this center
Common questions
Does Cac - J. C. Washington Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cac - J. C. Washington Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Cac - J. C. Washington Center?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Cac - J. C. Washington 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 - J. C. Washington Center last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cac - J. C. Washington Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cac - J. C. Washington 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 Cac - J. C. Washington Center?
The licensee is Community Action Commission Of Santa Barbara Co., and the administrator listed with the state is Silvia Segoviano.
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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 426203355 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.