Casa Dei Bambini

607 E. Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara County

Child care center (single license, multiple age groups)

Casa Dei Bambini is a licensed child care center in Santa Maria, CA, licensed for up to 53 children and serving children in more than one age group. It has held its California license since 2025. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 1 time 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. It has too few inspections so far for a statewide comparison.

Inspection record

Not enough historyCalifornia has inspected this center 1 time since Feb 8, 2021. Centers are compared once they have at least 2 inspections.

0Type A citations

0Type B citations

1Inspections

0 of 1Complaints substantiated

0 citations from 5 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 0 in the last 12 months · last inspected Aug 14, 2026

Every state visit

Citation issuedNo citationTop row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

Citations, newest first

No citations in this period.

Complaint investigations

Not substantiatedDec 2, 2025Complaint investigationreceived Sep 15, 2025

The state did not substantiate this complaint, so its allegations are not shown.

About this center

Licensed capacity53 children

License typeChild care center (single license, multiple age groups)

License statusLicensed

Licensed sinceJul 31, 2025

LicenseeCasa Dei Bambini, INC.

AdministratorMelissa Monge

Phone(805) 862-4857

State facility #426217517

Common questions

Has Casa Dei Bambini had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021.

Have there been complaints about Casa Dei Bambini?

California investigated 1 complaint since 2021 and substantiated 0. Allegations are shown only for substantiated complaints.

When was Casa Dei Bambini last inspected?

Aug 14, 2026. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Casa Dei Bambini cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Casa Dei Bambini 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), $1,099 a month for preschoolers (about $1,390 today) and $861 a month for school-age children (about $1,090 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Casa Dei Bambini?

The licensee is Casa Dei Bambini, INC., and the administrator listed with the state is Melissa Monge.

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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 426217517 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.