Cate Early Learning Center
Cate Early Learning Center is a licensed child care center in Carpinteria, CA, licensed for up to 8 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2008. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 2 times. 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 Cate Early Learning Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Cate Early Learning Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Cate Early Learning Center 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 Cate Early Learning Center last inspected?
Nov 5, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Cate Early Learning Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Cate Early Learning Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Santa Barbara County, which includes Carpinteria, was $1,593 a month for infants (about $2,010 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Cate Early Learning Center?
The licensee is Cate Early Learning Center, and the administrator listed with the state is Diamond G. Diaz.
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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 426212736 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 2, 2026.