Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool
Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool is a licensed child care center in Carpinteria, CA, licensed for up to 132 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 2017. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 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 8 centers in Carpinteria and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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Common questions
Does Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool take infants?
Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.
Has Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
Have there been complaints about Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool?
California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.
How does Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool compare with other daycares in Carpinteria?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Carpinteria by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool last inspected?
Sep 15, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Carpinteria, was $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Carpinteria Children's Project Preschool?
The licensee is Carpinteria Children's Project, and the administrator listed with the state is Isabel Martinez.
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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 426215330 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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