Cac - Westgate Center
Cac - Westgate Center is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 72 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2006. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times and investigated 2 complaints, 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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Common questions
Does Cac - Westgate Center take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Cac - Westgate Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Cac - Westgate Center?
California investigated 2 complaints since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Cac - Westgate 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 - Westgate Center last inspected?
Jan 8, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cac - Westgate Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cac - Westgate 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 - Westgate Center?
The licensee is Community Action Commission Of Santa Barbara Co., and the administrator listed with the state is Carla Ayala.
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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 426211744 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.